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site: USFS - AIRFIRE - Bluesky daily run aka "WebSky"

"This tool provides a visualization of results from a wide array of daily smoke model prediction runs, particularly the BlueSky based smoke model runs done by USFS-AirFire. Additional runs done by NOAA (the High Resolution Rapid Refresh model, HRRR-Smoke), and Environment and Climate Change Canada (FIREWORK), are also available through this viewer courtesy of these organizations.

Users can view on a map and/or download for use in Google Earth. Information on fire and emissions information is available through pop-ups."

  • BlueSky Daily Run​

  • Visualize Daily smoke forecasts​

    • Online Map and KMZ

    • Animated and Images​

      • Archive from Today to 2018 for many of the options

  • Available Forecasts:

  • CONUS: Uses meteorological forecast data from the National Weather Service model runs

    • CONUS 12-km 

      • 84 hr forecast, NWS 12-km met, 0.15 deg analysis

    • CONUS 3-km 

      • 48-hr forecast, NWS 3-km met

  • Northwest: Uses meteorological forecast data from the NWRMC regional model runs and NWS Fire Weather Domains

    • CMAQ Modeled PNW 4-km 

      • 72-hr forecast, NWRMC 4-km met; CMAQ Air Quality Model; includes carryover smoke

    • PNW 4-km 

      • 72-hr forecast, NWRMC 4-km met

    • CMAQ Modeled PNW 1.33-km 

      • 60-hr forecast; NWRMC 1.33-km met; CMAQ Air Quality Model; includes carryover smoke

    • PNW 1.33-km 

      • 60-hr forecast, NWRMC 1.33-km met

  • West/Southwest: Uses meteorological forecast data from the CANSAC regional model runs and NWS Fire Weather Domains

    • CMAQ Modeled Western US 4-km

      • 72 hr forecast; CANSAC 4-km met; CMAQ Air Quality Model; includes carryover smoke

    • Southwest 4-km

      • 72 hr forecast, CANSAC 4-km met

    • CMAQ Modeled CA/NV 1.33-km

      • 72 hr forecast; CANSAC 1.33-km met; CMAQ Air Quality Model; includes carryover smoke

    • CA/NV 1.33-km

      • 72 hr forecast, CANSAC 1.33-km met

    • FireWx 1.27-km (Colorado/Wyoming (for Bret))

      • 36-hr forecast, NWS 1.27-km met

    • FireWx 1.27-km (Northern California)

      • 36 hr forecast, NWS 1.27-km met

    • FireWx 1.27-km (Central California)

      • 36 hr forecast, NWS 1.27-km met

    • FireWx 1.27-km (Northern California)

      • 36 hr forecast, NWS 1.27-km met

    • Arizona/New Mexico 1.8-km

      • 84-hr forecast, University of Arizona 1.8-km met

  • Alaska: Uses meteorological forecast data from the National Weather Service model runs and NWS Fire Weather Domains

    • Alaska 12-km 48-hr forecast, NWS 12-km met

  • North America: Uses meteorological forecast data from the National Weather Service GFS model runs

    • 192-hr forecast, NWS GFS 0.5 deg met, 0.15 deg dispersion analysis

    • Total Column PM2.5, Canada & US wildfires

      • 192-hr forecast, NWS GFS 0.5 deg met, 0.25 deg dispersion analysis

  • HRRR Hourly PM 2.5

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