Conditions remain warm and very dry
today. Winds today will be 11-17 mph
with gusts to 30 mph from the NNW. Transport
winds are expected to be out of the north.
Surface inversion is predicted to lift in Unity around 12:00 PM. Crews today will patrol and mop-up the
north and east perimeter of the fire.
Overnight, fire crews completed blacklining the west perimeter. Most
of the activity seen yesterday was due to the interior burning. Today crews will continue to secure the
western perimeter and clear snags to prepare for options in the southern
perimeter. The fire is now 25% contained at 29,097 acres. Unity conditions in the morning will
vary from Unhealthy
to Very Unhealthy smoke levels becoming Good by 11:00AM. Baker
City, Burns, John Day, Vale and Prairie City
will have Good
smoke levels today. Expect smoke
settling into the drainages overnight.
Smoke conditions tomorrow in Unity
will be more elevated from mid-day through evening as the light west winds
will not be enough to move smoke out of the area.
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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 18, 2016
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Today Forecast August 19, 2016
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Tomorrow Outlook
August 20, 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 with hazy skies overnight..
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Unity
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Very Unhealthy
1:00AM – 11:00AM
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Unhealthy
2:00AM – 12:00PM
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Very Unheathly
2:00AM – 11:00AM
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Conditions in the morning will vary
from Unhealthy to
Very
Unhealthy smoke levels becoming a Good level by 11:00AM today. Tomorrow afternoon and evening conditions
will remain elevated at the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level.
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Good:
day-night
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Good: day-night
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Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups: 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