What a sunset! (Thanks to Jim S. in Fauntleroy for the photo.) This time, though, the wildfire smoke that reddened the setting sun wasn’t from British Columbia, but from Oregon, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. More than 300,000 acres are burning in Oregon, according to this update from The Oregonian; the biggest is near the southern coast, as shown on this map.
wondered where it was coming from…the Olympics today were shrouded in smoke
Went over the Albro overpass above I-5 a couple times a few hours apart early/mid-afternoon on the bus and the Mountain was non-existent.
Mike
We are also getting smoke from the Jolly Mountain fires near Cle Elum. http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/wildfire-smoke-is-back-in-seattle-area-heres-how-long-it-will-stay/599598860
National Weather Service also attributes it to Oregon. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?new&prod=XXXAFDSEW&wfo=sew
Yes, Seattle Times print edition had quite a bit about Cle Elum fires.
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