Conditions remain warm and very dry
today. It will be more stable during
the day compared to yesterday. Transport winds are expected to be out of the
north. Surface inversion is predicted
to lift around 12:00 PM. Crews today
will patrol and mop-up the north and east perimeter of the fire. Overnight, fire crews continued blacklining
the west perimeter. Most of the activity seen yesterday was due to the
interior burning in northwest. Today
crews will continue to secure the western perimeter and prepare for options
in the southern perimeter. The fire grew approximately
2,093 to a total approximate acreage of 23,776. Unity
conditions in the morning will vary from Very Unhealthy to Hazardous smoke levels but will become a Good to Moderate level around 1:00PM.
Baker City, Burns, John Day,
Vale and Prairie City will have Good smoke levels today. Expect smoke settling into the drainages
overnight.
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Air Quality Outlook
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Sites with air quality monitor
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Site
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Yesterday Observed Midnight-Midnight
August 17, 2016
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Today Forecast August 18, 2016
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Tomorrow Outlook
August 19, 2016
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Worse Time of Day Impacts
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John Day
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Expect Good smoke levels today with hazy skies overnight.
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Baker City
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Expect Good smoke levels today with hazy skies overnight.
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Burns
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Expect Good smoke levels today.
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Unity
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Very Unhealthy
4:00AM – 11:00PM
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Very Unhealthy
2:00AM –
1:00PM
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Very Unheathly
2:00AM –
1:00PM
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Conditions in the morning will vary
from Very
Unhealthy to
Hazardous smoke levels but will
become a Good to Moderate level by 1:00PM.
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Good:
day-night
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Moderate: day-night
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Moderate: day-night
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Prairie City
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Expect Good smoke levels today with hazy skies overnight.
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Sites without a monitor
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Site
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Today
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Tomorrow
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Worse Time of Day Impacts
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Vale
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Good
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Good
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Expect Good smoke levels today with hazy skies overnight.
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Disclaimer: Conditions may change quickly. These
predictions are based on anticipated weather and fire activity. AQI
estimates for sites do not represent a full 24-hour time period. Instead they reflect a period of time
within the day where smoke impacts would be greatest.
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AQI Index
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Actions to Protect Yourself
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Good
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None
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Moderate
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Unusually sensitive people should
consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups- USG
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People with heart or lung disease,
children and older adults should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor
exertion. Everyone else should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Unhealthy
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The following groups should avoid all
physical outdoor activity: People with heart or lung disease, children and
older adults. Everyone else should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Very
Unhealthy
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Everyone
should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease,
the elderly and children should remain indoors.
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Hazardous
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The following groups should remain
indoors and keep activity levels low: People with heart or lung disease;
children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy
exertion
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* Sensitive Groups include people with heart or lung disease,
children, pregnant women and older adults