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peter303 wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:44 pm Dark orange sunset in Denver tonight (6/8/21). Going to be a long summer.
Chin up folks. I'm in Utah and quite worried about conditions here in UT and CO, and the west. Don't let the lingering snowpack fool you. It was due to a fairly cool April and May that kept snow on the mountains. Sorry for the choir I may be preaching to. But the west is in DIRE drought conditions that can burn thousands of houses in days. Not just in California. Chin up folks. Cuz only we us can make a difference. Get the word out. Be careful this summer... especially. Sorry to be such a preacher at times.
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OK time to play this game


does anyone remember how to find that NOAA map that projects the next 48 hours of wind direction/smoke plumage?
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jibler wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:43 am does anyone remember how to find that NOAA map that projects the next 48 hours of wind direction/smoke plumage?
This is the site I use for smoke info: https://fire.airnow.gov. Not looking too good right now.
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jibler wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:43 am OK time to play this game


does anyone remember how to find that NOAA map that projects the next 48 hours of wind direction/smoke plumage?
https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/HRRRsmoke/

Best to change the Domain to SW to get a zoomed in view. They only preview 48 hours at 6 hour intervals, the rest are just 18 hours
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No rain in sight on the West Slope at least. It's baking and super dry out here.

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dwoodward13 wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:12 am
jibler wrote: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:43 am OK time to play this game


does anyone remember how to find that NOAA map that projects the next 48 hours of wind direction/smoke plumage?
https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/HRRRsmoke/

Best to change the Domain to SW to get a zoomed in view. They only preview 48 hours at 6 hour intervals, the rest are just 18 hours
yes thanks - I can never seem to rig this up to display right


now checking the farmington NM 10 day forecast to see which way the wind is blowing down around there --- and there is a huge wind storm picking up tomorrow - that might determine the whole thing in how that shakes out.
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We are doomed.
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The heat looks to really get cranking next week.

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The Dolores River is nearly dry right now. It's running at 2 CFS.
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What are we supposed to do?
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SchralpTheGnar wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 2:44 pm What are we supposed to do?
Practice fatalism. Or don't, it doesn't matter either way.
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SchralpTheGnar wrote: Thu Jun 10, 2021 2:44 pm What are we supposed to do?
For one, when its this dry, I would just say no campfires regardless of what bans are or are not in place.
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