Smoke from the Spruce Creek wildfire will again affect areas in southwest Colorado on Thursday and Friday. The image shows smoke early Thursday morning affecting areas near the fire. As winds shift throughout the day, and smoke is transported by upper level winds, additional impacts are possible in downwind areas on Thursday afternoon.
The Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke has been continued for this area. Areas of heavy smoke are present in many areas on Thursday morning, especially along State Highway 145 south of Rico to Dolores. This smoke is expected to lift throughout the day on Thursday as daytime atmospheric mixing deepens and winds increase. Winds out of the west or southwest will transport smoke to areas to the east or northeast of the fire on Thursday afternoon, possibly creating impacts in those areas, including Telluride, Ouray, Silverton, Lake City, and Creede. The greatest impacts from smoke are expected overnight Thursday night and early Friday morning as smoke settles throughout the advisory area, especially in lower terrain and sheltered mountain valleys.
Additional information about this fire can be found on InciWeb.
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