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Article: Clear skies on the horizon, officials say.(City/Region)(By Friday, an air mass coming from the Pacific Ocean should flush smoke that's settled in the valley from California fires)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- July 3, 2008
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Byline: Christian Wihtol The Register-Guard
Smoke from California forest fires may linger in Lane County's air today, but will most likely be dissipated by winds from the Pacific Ocean on Friday, an air quality official said Wednesday.
A layer of the smoke persisted several thousand feet up in the atmosphere over Lane County on Wednesday, "and if we get a good mixing, we could see some of it coming down" today, said Ralph Johnston, meteorologist for the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency.
As the temperature heated up Wednesday, variable winds began to bring down some of the smoke in the afternoon, worsening the air quality, Johnston noted.
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