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Smoke Outlook 7/31 - 8/01 Eastern Oregon

Special Statement

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for Harney, Grant, Wheeler, Baker, and Malheur Counties.

Fire

There are multiple fires affecting the forecast area. For more information on these incidents, please visit each fire's Inciweb.

Smoke

Air quality was much improved yesterday as most of the area fires were less active yesterday due to the rain on Monday. As high pressure builds over the area, light winds and
warmer temperatures are expected. Fire activity is expected to increase, as will smoke impacts especially in the next couple days. Today, should be like yesterday, but haze and
smoke levels are expected to increase especially tomorrow. Those areas near active fire and downwind with continue to see smoke impacts during the day. Overnight smoke is
expected to flow down drainage from active fires impacting those communities located in those drainages below active fire. GOOD to MODERATE conditions are expected to continue today in all locations but will start to degrade overnight and tomorrow.

Additional Smoke Outlooks

Smoke outlooks for adjacent areas are posted on the Fire and Smoke Map, see below.