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August 20, 2021 -  The US Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program Smoke Outlook for the Monument Fire for Friday.

Fire: On the McFarland Fire, acreage was last recorded at 113,328 and is holding at 51% containment. The Monument Fire is now 136,379 acres and remains at 10% containment. Smoke from wildfires to the north helped tamper down fire growth over both fires again yesterday. Winds will shift to more northwest flow today over the fires.

Smoke: Yesterday, much of the area was blanketed in smoke. With the shift in winds to a more northwesterly flow, many areas closer to the coast, both west and south of the fire will get relief today. Communities in the mountains near the fires will continue to have Very Unhealthy to Hazardous conditions as the terrain will shelter any winds that could clear smoke. The winds will unfortunately continue to push smoke into the northern reaches of the Sacramento River Valley creating Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy conditions.

 

Source: Issued by the US Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program