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SWCC Smoke Outlook through 6/26/2013 (Jaroso Fire Wildfire)

Updated 1400 MDT June 25, 2013 Valid through Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Smoke Outlook Smoke from the Silver and Jaroso fires will be transported towards the east during the day today. The wind is then expected to decrease significantly later today making smoke much more likely to settle into drainages below active fires tonight and tomorrow morning. Lighter winds are then expected Wednesday and Thursday, with smoke impacts likely near active fires. Smoke impacts from the Silver fire are expected in the Mimbres Valley and the communities of Hillsboro and Kingston. Potentially heavy smoke may settle in the Rio Grande Valley tomorrow morning from the area around Truth or Consequences and south towards Hatch, affecting visibility on I-25 around sunrise. Smoke from the Jaroso Fire may cause impacts this afternoon east of the fire in Mora and San Miguel Counties, with periods of visibility less than five miles. Tomorrow morning smoke may settle in communities below active fire, including...