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Stumpy
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05/16/2023 12:27PM  
I see the Ely weather forecast says "patchy smoke".
 
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Canoearoo
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05/16/2023 12:47PM  
Here is the link to the smoke map

There are a bunch of fires in Canada and even a few in MN. I posted the link to the fire/smoke map that US National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota, posted on facebook.
 
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thegildedgopher
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05/16/2023 01:17PM  
Alberta is getting hit
 
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LindenTree
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05/16/2023 05:17PM  
thegildedgopher: "Alberta is getting hit"


Alberta Wildfires Arc GIS
 
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Minnesotian
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05/16/2023 06:10PM  

Here is a great visualization of the smoke and how it travels across North America:
https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/RAPsmoke/jsloopLocalDiskDateDomainZipTZA.cgi?dsKeys=rap_ncep_smoke_jet:&runTime=2023051621&plotName=trc1_int&fcstInc=60&numFcsts=52&model=rr&ptitle=RAP-Smoke%20Model%20Fields&maxFcstLen=51&fcstStrLen=-1&resizePlot=1&domain=full
 
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Pinetree
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05/16/2023 08:06PM  
Very smokey in Brainerd also.
 
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HighnDry
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05/16/2023 08:25PM  
I just put the above link in this shortcut:

Vertically Integrated Smoke Loop
 
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adam
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06/12/2023 05:49PM  
Current smoke visualization:
https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/
 
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OneMatch
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06/12/2023 07:19PM  
adam: "Current smoke visualization:
https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/"


Dang, that is scary stuff.
 
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deerfoot
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06/13/2023 01:08PM  
OneMatch: "
adam: "Current smoke visualization:
https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/"



Dang, that is scary stuff."


Yes, it is!
 
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