2013 Fire & Smoke Reports

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Caddis wrote:

That's about 37,000 acres in one day! That has to be a typo
Wish it was, but radio and TV have also reported it growing to over 3x the size today.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/08/22/388 ... 866-acres/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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maverick wrote:
Caddis wrote:

That's about 37,000 acres in one day! That has to be a typo
Wish it was, but radio and TV have also reported it growing to over 3x the size today.
http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/08/22/388 ... 866-acres/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yeah..I've been doing some research and everything I've read has talked about how impressive the burn was yesterday. The evening news yesterday talked about the pyrocumulus cloud showing up on radar
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Reno is socked in this afternoon from the Rim fire. Carson City is also socked in with reports of particulate ash falling. Eyes are burning. :crybaby:
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Fire has grown to 63,366 acres and is still only 1% contained. Governer has declared
a state of emergency.
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3660/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-near-yos ... 13088.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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105,000 acres and going
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Does anyone know how far south the smoke is drifting? Was planning trip out of north lake to Lamarck lakes after Labor Day. Thinking it might be too smokey. Thoughts?
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Etchilds wrote:Does anyone know how far south the smoke is drifting? Was planning trip out of north lake to Lamarck lakes after Labor Day. Thinking it might be too smokey. Thoughts?
This view of the plume makes it look like it's all headed north (which would explain reports of terrible smoke in Reno). Winds could always shift, so it's worth monitoring, but at this point it doesn't look like there's much impact further south.
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Hi Etchilds,

Welcome to HST! Use this previously posted site to monitor which areas the smoke
is currently is effecting: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Etchilds wrote:Does anyone know how far south the smoke is drifting? Was planning trip out of north lake to Lamarck lakes after Labor Day. Thinking it might be too smokey. Thoughts?
Here is a clear picture that shows a lot of detail

http://yubanet.com/fireuploads/1/modissat.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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maverick wrote:Hi Etchilds,

Welcome to HST! Use this previously posted site to monitor which areas the smoke
is currently is effecting: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thank you very much. :wink:
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