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Smoke Outlook 8/10 - 8/11
Black Feather Fire
Publication Type: News 08/10/2023
Smoke Outlook
Northern-Central New Mexico
Fire
Black Feather Fire...classic monsoon pattern more typical of the first half of August will bring increasingly moist, favorable weather conditions and much needed rainfall to active fires within the outlook area through week’s end into early next week. This includes the Black Feather Fire area. The period from Saturday through Monday looks especially wet with scattered to numerous showers and slow-moving thunderstorms. This multi-day fire-slowing pattern will significantly reduce fire activity and smoke.
Smoke
The Black Feather Fire had limited smoke production on Wednesday and that trend should continue today. Smoke impacts for nearby communities immediately east and north of the fire’s perimeter may briefly exceed MODERATE levels to include Mesa Pinebetal and Mesa Poleo through Friday morning, as daytime transport winds remain from the west and northwest. Some light to moderate nighttime smoke may settle and impact parts of NM 96 during the next 24 hours. Elsewhere, smoke impacts will continue to be limited near the American Mesa Fire. Fires to the north and northwest of New Mexico will continue to contribute to haze/light smoke aloft at times that should also diminish going into Friday.