Most of the heat is located on the
west, north and east flanks of the Onion Mountain fire with the southern flank
cooler. There was no visible spotting on
the north edge of the fire like there was last night with all spots having been
incorporated into the fire perimeter. This fire is Intense with the remainder
being scattered heat.
This fire has grown 786 acres since
yesterday. The
estimated total acreages since the last IR flight are equal to 3,735 acres.
The
above information shows today’s hourly PM2.5 readings for the Grants Pass area
from Midnight Sept 17, 2014 to 5am Sept 17, 2014. AQI readings for the previous
day categorized this area as “Unhealthy”. We forecast for this area to remain in the “Unhealthy” level.
The
Southwest winds are pushing the projected smoke past Grants Pass OR today. But
the smoke from the Happy Camp Complex is headed toward Grants Pass OR and
Roseburg OR.
Blue
Sky model predicts that the smoke will not affect the Grants Pass community.
Let’s stay tuned for this to happen this evening.
Blue
Sky model still predicts minimal smoke to occur from the Onion Mountain fire at
Midnight, Sept 18, 2014.
