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From: sheila, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Smoke over the Western US, pretty severe
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I've used this NOAA smoke model for some years to see what we are breathing. I was quite taken aback by what I've seen in the past 3 days as far as smoke in California. There are several loops from which to choose. The above image is the last "near surface" smoke" and then they have the 1000 ft., 6000 ft. model loops as well The loops open in separate windows. My sister said yesterday was the worst. She lives on the central coast of Ca. |
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From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Smoke over the Western US, pretty severe
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Yes, been bad here-SW Montana- heres link to our local paper news report. Butte and southwest Montana are in the thick of more California smoke. The region is pretty directly in the path of the prevailing air flow from the coast, National Weather Service Meteorologist Brian Conlan said Friday. While the Bear Creek wildfire near Lemhi Pass continues to burn, by far the larger smoke concern is the situation in California, where several large wildfires are not yet contained. By Friday evening, heavy smoke had flowed across Lost Trail Pass and into western and then southwest Montana. (it was smoky here for several days before Friday) “Unfortunately at this point southwest Montana is in a direct line with the big fires,” he said. “Much of the smoke is down in southern and southeast Idaho at this point, but it’s going to continue to push north,” Conlan said Friday. Weather wise, Conlan said there’s “a trough” over the northern Pacific Ocean that’s pushing against the current high-pressure air mass over the region, and it will result in slight cooling on Saturday. “We expect the high-pressure ridge to bounce back a little Sunday, so it should be a little warmer,” Conlan said, “but next week, as the week goes on, that mass is going to break down and temperatures will drop.” By the end of the week, he said, nighttime temperatures will drop well into the 40s. |
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From: sheila, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Smoke over the Western US, pretty severe
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hi Pamela, above is the "near surface" smoke prediction for tomorrow. The 6000 ft level looks a lot better so if you are up high in altitude, should be better but none of it is good on the W. coast. So far we haven't had smoke due to NW winds off the ocean here in Oregon but that could change if east winds blow. My brother who is my sister's caregiver (she's in hospice now) called today saying the smoke wasn't as bad as it had been on the C. Ca. coast. Strangly enough, that hurricane headed to Ca. has a lot of smoke in it too since the winds blew so much of the smoke from one of the Ca. fires right into it. It will bring T storms and probably more lightning sometime during the night on Sat., Sun. Crikey! |
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From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Smoke over the Western US, pretty severe
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I'm at 5000+ feet. And its been bad. I'm inside with the fan and air cleaner going with windows cracked just a bit. Its been in the 80's or higher. Gratefully it stays cooler in this house with high ceilings and at night I open it up and let the cooler air flow thru. |
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From: shatterbrain, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Smoke over the Western US, pretty severe
| OMG ! Its just like Mount Saint Helens !! |
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