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Daily Smoke Report and outlook for the Tiger Island Fire.

Fire The fire is 31,342 acres. Increasing fire activity is expected today with limited fire growth. Large fuels continue to smolder and provide the potential for active fire behavior with hotter, drier and windier weather. The latest fire information for the fire is located on Inciweb at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/lalas-tiger-island-fire

Smoke Increasing smoke in localized areas of the fire due to hotter and drier weather. Expect some smoke on roads adjacent to the fire, especially in the Merryville area. If we have active fire behavior with fire progression, or new starts, there could be high levels of smoke for short durations in the vicinity of the fire. Winds will carry smoke toward the coast and could cause spikes of smoke to UNHEALTHY for SENSITIVE GROUPS levels in the Lake Charles area and the I-10 corridor. If you encounter smoke on roads, reduce speeds if visibility drops.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Conditions can change at any time. If you see smoke and smell smoke, you are breathing smoke. For near time air quality information see EPA's Fire and Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/