Smoke Forecast for High Cascades Complex Fires (Sherwood, Broken Lookout, Blanket Creek, and Spruce Lake) -- Aug. 20, 2017

Smoke Outlook:  High Cascades Complex                                 
Issued for: Sunday, August 20, 2017 
Air Resource Advisor: Trent Wickman (twickman@fs.fed.us)

Fire Due to the low relative humidity and high temperatures the Blanket Creek and Broken Lookout Fires exhibited active fire behavior.  The Sherwood Fire showed moderate fire behavior.  Similar fire activity is expected today. The main fires in the complex are: the Sherwood, Broken Lookout, Blanket Creek, and Spruce Lake fires.  Most others are contained. Smoke The local weather pattern looks to hold throughout the weekend.  The numerous small fires in the area are leading to a general haze that has been building over the last few days. Smoke can be expected to move towards the southeast in the afternoon.  In the evening the smoke will drain down the valleys such as: the Wood River toward Chiloquin and Klamath Falls and the Upper Rogue towards Prospect and Shady Cove.  The air quality in Prospect, Klamath Falls and Chiloquin was categorized as Unhealthy yesterday.  Today only Prospect and Chiloquin are predicted to have Unhealthy air quality. Note precautions in table below for Unhealthy air. Tourists at Crater Lake National Park will be able to view and smell smoke. Visitors should check for road closures and other announcements ahead of time.  Visitors can check https://www.nps.gov/crla/planyourvisit/conditions.htm for updates.
Air Quality Outlook
Sites with air quality monitors
Site	Saturday August 19, 2017		Sunday August 20, 2017	Monday August 21, 2017	Notes for Sunday’s forecast
Ashland	USG		USG	Moderate
Medford	Moderate		Moderate	Moderate
Shady Cove	Moderate		USG	USG	Most severe impacts in the overnight/early morning
Prospect	Unhealthy		Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Most severe impacts in the overnight/early morning
Crater Lake NP (visitor center)	USG		USG	Moderate	Most severe impacts in the overnight/early morning
Chiloquin	Unhealthy		Unhealthy	USG	Most severe impacts in the overnight/early morning
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.
AQI Index		Actions to Protect Yourself
Good		None
Moderate		Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups*- USG		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.
Unhealthy		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.
Very Unhealthy		Everyone should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children should remain indoors.
Hazardous		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
					*Sensitive Groups include people with heart or lung disease, children, pregnant women and older adults

Oregon Smoke Blog: http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/ Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality http://www.deq.state.or.us/aqi/ Blanket Creek Fire Information https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5431/