Super Smoky

[Misfit6669]

Just made another drive and last for a while from Palmer Alaska. From Denali to here was so freaking smoky, that was about 200 miles of smoke. I don’t even think the fires are close to me but the smoke is getting pretty old.
This is what this building looks like on a clear day.
http://www.rockymountainreefclub.com/members/misfit6669/drives/DSCF0006.JPG
This is what it looked like on Friday
http://www.rockymountainreefclub.com/members/misfit6669/drives/IMG_2184.jpg
Here are some other smoky shots of the drive and the sun.
http://www.rockymountainreefclub.com/members/misfit6669/drives/IMG_2187.jpg
http://www.rockymountainreefclub.com/members/misfit6669/drives/IMG_2199.jpg
And this is Fairbanks
http://www.rockymountainreefclub.com/members/misfit6669/drives/IMG_2201.jpg

Brian

[Misfit6669]

Nice weather forecast from weather underground.
Dense smoke advisory in effect until 4 PM ADT Sunday...
Tonight
Clear. Dense smoke. Visibilities one mile or less. Lows 55 to 60. Northeast winds to 10 mph.

Sunday
Sunny. Dense smoke. Visibilities one mile or less. Highs 75 to 80. Northeast winds to 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Clear. Areas of smoke. Lows 45 to 55. Northeast winds to 10 mph.

Monday
Sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs 75 to 80. Northeast winds to 10 mph.

Monday Night
Clear. Areas of smoke. Lows 50 to 60. Light winds.

Tuesday
Sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs near 75.

[Misfit6669]

Aug 16, 3:30 PM EDT
Heavy smoke spurs Fairbanks to open breathing respite center
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- Heavy smoke from forest fires descended on the Fairbanks, prompting officials to open a respite breathing center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
The air was so thick with particulate Monday that machinery run by the Fairbanks North Star Borough could not keep up.
Health officials advised residents to remain inside, keep doors and windows closed and avoid strenuous activity until the air begins to clear.
"We're in a hazardous situation," said Dave Tyler, borough director of emergency operations.

Anyone with health conditions, breathing problems or the need for a breath of fresh air was welcome to the hospital's respite center, officials said. They also suggested taking a breathing break at the borough's main library.
The National Weather Service forecast cooler, wetter weather Tuesday and Wednesday with some showers and a wind change.
"The winds are changing, but no matter what direction they blow from, there's going to be smoke around," said assistant forecaster Ron Stuvek said. "Until we get a 24- or 36-hour rain event, it's just not going to change at all."
Stuvek said the dense smoke came from the Beaver Creek Fire, which has hampered traffic on the Dalton Highway and burned more than 85,000 acres about 15 miles east of Livengood. A similar cloud blew into the area Saturday but did not produce the particulate levels measured Monday.
Northeast winds Monday night brought a sudden change in visibility and comfort. Tyler said particulate levels were at 300 micrograms per cubic meter at 7 p.m. and 976 by 8. They tilted the machine at 1,000 by 9 p.m.
"You can tell by the smell this is pretty fresh smoke," Tyler said.
Smoke also was coming from the Boundary Creek Fire near Eagle, the Nulato No. 3 Fire and smaller blazes burning in-between.
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center reported that firefighters were working 15 of 111 fires burning around the state. So far this year, more than 580 blazes have burned more than 2.8 million acres.

Gotta love the smoke.
Brian

[Hoggn]

Bummer man. SO much for clean air!

[dc]

Yuck, that doesn't look like much fun.

[Fat Man]

ALASKA AREA INCIDENTS / LARGE FIRES:

BOUNDARY CREEK, Alaska Fire Service, Upper Yukon Zone, Bureau of Land Management. This fire started on Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land six miles southeast of Eagle, AK in black spruce and hardwood litter. A portion of the fire is in Canada. Structures at Dome Creek are threatened. Heavy smoke obscured visibility along the Taylor Highway. Smoldering and creeping were observed along portions of the fire.


BEAVER CREEK, Alaska Fire Service, Upper Yukon Zone, Bureau of Land Management. This previously reported fire is 45 miles northwest of Fairbanks, AK in black spruce. The Wildwood Subdivision and Alyeska Pipeline Pump station remain threatened. Structure protection measures are continuing. Smoke is limiting aerial operations and visibility.


GRAYLING CREEK, Alaska Fire Service, Galena Zone. This fire is 15 miles northwest of Anvik, AK in timber. Smoky conditions are hampering aerial operations and limiting logistical support.


Sit Report (http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf)

[Fat Man]

More

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Alaska/2005/FHSalaska227_MOL.jpg

[Misfit6669]

Good stuff Fat Man
Thanks
Brian

[Fat Man]

Your Welcome

[Misfit6669]

http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Alaska/2005/FSMalaska208_N5L.jpg

[Fat Man]

Makes for a bad air day.

[Misfit6669]

It's kinda funny. When I lived in Colorado Springs, we had the Heyman (sp) fires a few years ago. I think the fires were about 30 to 45 miles away. If the wind was bad you could smell the smoke but nothing like this. There were all sorts for warning going across the tv about poor air quality and not going outside if you didn't have to. There was a constant buzz in the Springs about "The Fires". Is it the same up here, HECK NO! People don't seem to even notice the smoke. I guess this in nothing new for the area.
Brian

[Clown-N-Around]

Originally posted by Misfit6669
It's kinda funny. When I lived in Colorado Springs, we had the Heyman (sp) fires a few years ago. I think the fires were about 30 to 45 miles away. If the wind was bad you could smell the smoke but nothing like this. There were all sorts for warning going across the tv about poor air quality and not going outside if you didn't have to. There was a constint buzz in the Springs about "The Fires". Is it the same up here, HECK NO! People don't seem to even notice the smoke. I guess this in nothing new for the area.
Brian

Odd contrast in attitudes. I guess maybe it comes from being surronded by forests all the time instead of basically a high-plains desert. Sorry to hear your still becoming hickory-flavored up there.

[Misfit6669]

Make sure you turn me over in 45 minutes.;)

[Misfit6669]

Smoked Misfit, yummy, it's kinda like smoked salmon but fatter.

I'm curious, if you took all the smokers in the world and put them in a city like Fairbanks and had them start smoking, is this what it would be like.:smokin: