Smoke from the fires out west.

Who all is seeing the smoke? Really came in today!

 

Yup, been pretty thick for a while. Plus the local fires that they'll let burn until the snow flies. These conditions won't go away for a bit.

 

Got it here for sure in Eastern WA.

 

Most of the lower part of British Columbia has hazy skies. We are fortunate to be on the upwind side of the smoke.

 

I was on the broadcastify scanner web site last week, was listening to the Calfire site. One of the guys mentioned a fire going up along a ridge line. Then he said, ''this fire isn't going to stop until we get a real change in the weather''. And i'm afraid that's a long way's off. they are not talking much temperature change up to and including October.

 

Here in Tacoma a couple weeks back, there was a fire on the Fort Lewis firing range caused by munitions practice. The various fire departments thought about it a bit and decided (and rightly so) that they didn't want to rush out into the impact zone that was full of unexploded ordinance to put out a fire. They even had secondary explosions as duds cooked off from the heat. It was decided to designate it a "Controlled Burn" and to back off and only guard the perimeter. For a few days when the wind was right, it was very smoky around here!

 

Out camping and we can smell the smoke. The sun looks more like a harvest moon. This pic was at 7:30 last night.

 

At least that area is safe now from another fire for a few years. Also hope it cleared some explosives from being a risk.

 

We were not even in the path of the ash plume here in Tacoma and still got measurable ash on our cars! Think of how far reaching the effects of Mt. Mazama must have been (now Crater Lake). In the next few days we are predicted to get a bunch more British Columbia smoke again as the weather patterns change. Joyful thrills!

 

I haven't seen as thick as smoke here since the 60s when the forest companies used to burn the logging slashes. No hanging clothes out on the line to dry today. Weather pattern isn't going to change until the end of the week. We have a tent city of fire fighters on the field near our elementary school. It is the most central place to house them between the three fires on the north end of the island.

 

Wow... that is thick then...

 

We have had smoke here, off/on for weeks.
The past 3 days it has been very bad.
Last night could not see the foothills, 12 miles away.
It was cool enough to have the windows open,
but we left them closed.