A couple of days of mainly westerly
flow aloft with some weak low pressure areas passing well to our south
today. Conditions will remain very
warm and dry. Surface inversion is
predicted to lift around 11:00 AM.
With weak low pressure and instability moving in over the incident
yesterday, crews were able to hold and improve existing lines and burnout
lines. Plan today is to deepen some of
the blacklining in the southeast perimeter and hold and improve existing
lines and burnout lines in the north to northeast. The fire perimeter grew approximately 894
acres with a total of 16,288 acres. Most
growth was due to the main fire growing into burnout lines. Unity conditions in the morning will
vary from Very Unhealthy to Hazardous smoke levels but will become a Moderate level around
1:00PM. Baker City, Burns, John Day, Prairie City and Vale will have Good smoke levels today. Prairie City and John Day may have Moderate smoke conditions early in the morning. Expect smoke settling in 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 14, 2016
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Today Forecast August 15, 2016
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Tomorrow Outlook
August 16, 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 smoke Moderate smoke levels early in the
morning turning to Good
levels today and tonight.
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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 possible 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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Hazardous
5:00AM –
1:00PM
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Very Unhealthy:
4:00AM –
1:00PM
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Very Unhealthy:
4:00AM –
1:00PM
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Conditions in the morning will vary
from Very
Unhealthy to
Hazardous smoke levels but will
become a Moderate
level by 1:00PM.
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Moderate:
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 smoke Moderate smoke levels early in the
morning turning to Good
levels today and tonight.
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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 possible 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