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September 3, 2021 -  The US Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program Smoke Outlook for the Monument Fire for Friday.

Fire: Light persistent warm and dry east winds will dominate the forecast area today leading to continued drying of ground fuels and warming air temperatures. Dense smoke cover will keep fire intensity low, however, under direct sun and in combination with low humidity, fire intensity, and smoke production will increase. Smoke cover resulted in little fire growth yesterday; The Monument fire is 177,222 acres and the Knob fire is 2,246 acres.

Smoke: Light east winds should maintain good to moderate air quality in the eastern portion of the forecast area today and then moving toward USG evening and overnight. Communities near active fires will continue to experience Hazardous to Unhealthy conditions. Smoke will pool in the low elevations, here again, evening and overnight. The influence of the east wind this morning will be lost with the onset of diurnal wind patterns this afternoon, meaning the smoke pushed to the west will return to the east this afternoon and evening. Air quality worsens through the weekend as the atmosphere becomes warmer and drier. 

 

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