Monday morning smoke across southwestern Colorado

 

EPA's Fire and Smoke Map show elevated smoke levels in southwestern Colorado

Smoke has settled across sections of southwestern Colorado from yesterday's Boggy Draw prescribed fire which is located a few miles northeast of Dolores (near the "T" on the above map).  EPA's Fire and Smoke Map above shows elevated levels of fine particulate matter at various air quality monitors across southwestern Colorado. These levels should come down by this afternoon as mixing of the atmosphere improves. In the meantime, you may want to slow it down while you are outdoors.

The San Juan National Forest plans on burning an additional 344 acres today (about 1/4 of what was burned yesterday). So expect smoke to be visible around the area with downwind impacts again possible this afternoon in Rico and Silverton.