Although air quality in the Birmingham area is forecast to improve tomorrow, it’s easy to see where our hazy, smoky sky came from today:
(From NWS Huntsville)
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TWO MAIN PLUMES OF SMOKE (FU) WHICH
HAVE NOW ADVECTED INTO N AL INTO N GA AND SE TN. ANOTHER PLUME
FOLLOWS BEHIND ACROSS WESTERN AND NE GA. MVFR VSBYS ARE BEING
REPORTED AT KANB AND KGAD IN NE AL…AND KRMG AND KDNN IN NW GA.
THUS…HAVE AMENDED KHSV AND KMSL TAFS TO INCLUDE MVFR VSBY
OVERNIGHT. ALSO INCLUDED INTO WEDNESDAY PER HUN GRIDDED FORECAST.
THESE CHANGES WILL ALSO BE NOTED IN THE ROUTINE 00Z ISSUANCE.
That’s weather & aviation talk for reduced visibilities in northeast Alabama and northern Georgia. Here’s the visible satellite image from around 5:30 PM Tuesday. The arrow is pointing toward the fire:
The wind should change slightly tomorrow, pushing most of that smoke plume south of us; however, the smoke that is already lingering around here will not move out quickly. The haze and smoke will stay around for a while, but it may slowly improve as an east wind brings in some cleaner air late tomorrow and Thursday.
