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August 28, 2021 -  The US Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program Smoke Outlook for the Monument Fire for Saturday.

Fire: Hot and critically dry over the fires, with shifting winds. The Monument Fire is now 160,148 acres and containment is 22%. The McFarland Fire is now at 122,653 acres and containment has increased to 93%.

Smoke: With variable winds forecasted, smoke is not expected to significantly clear in areas where it currently is today. Mountain communities near active fires will continue to see Hazardous to Very Unhealthy conditions, with little relief as smoke is added to these valleys. Communities in the Trinity River drainage west of the fire may be impacted by smoke transported from fires further to the north on top of smoke draining down the valley but will see improvement as the upcanyon winds clear out the smoke early afternoon. Areas south of the fires will see conditions worsen as the inversion breaks and smoke mixes down to the surface before improving later today and overnight. Redding and other communities along the Sacramento River will see conditions in the USG to Unhealthy today as smoke from multiple fires could be pushed in as winds shift. Expect smoke to start to clear tomorrow with southwest winds.

 

Source: Issued by the US Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program