[AZ-Observing] Re: Fires in the Northland
- From: "Stanley A. Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:20:15 -0800
The Cherry road fire is a prescribed burn. Its plume was so heavy that it formed
clouds at the top of them. This lasted until about 3 pm. Then it subsided
significantly and by 6 pm there was very little smoke. It was hard to believe
these
were prescribed burns because in the morning it looked like the fire was racing
to the
top of one of the mountains. In the morning I took a ride east from my place
near
Dewey to get a closer look. The smoke plume was pretty substantial looking from
the
Cherry Road Observing site and was about 5 miles west of the site. The plume
was of
various colors: brown, black, and white.
Stan
BillFerris@xxxxxxx wrote:
> With the recent discussion of observing trips to the northland over the
> coming weekend, I thought folks would be interested to know about three fires
> in
> the region.
>
> The first two are the Mormon and Lizard fires. They're burning east of
> Flagstaff, moving northeast and are expected to run out of fuel over the next
> week
> to 10 days. Southwest winds are carrying the smoke northeast of Flagstaff.
> Both
> were started by lightning strikes.
>
> The third is a prescribed burn, called the Cherry Burn. This is producing
> substantial smoke which is being carried up along I-17 toward Flagstaff. In
> fact,
> the smoke is so heavy in the area that a section of I-40 along the south side
> of Flagstaff is closed to traffic until about 8pm, tonight.
>
> The Cherry Burn plume is visible in the linked satellite image:
> http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/1km/Flagstaff/VIS1FLG.GIF
>
> You can check for closures and restrictions within the Coconino National
> Forest (http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/ ) and the Prescott National Forest
> (http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/prescott/ ) at the provided URLs.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill Ferris
> "Cosmic Voyage: The Online Resource for Amateur Astronomers"
> URL: http://www.cosmic-voyage.net
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