Mescal and Telegraph Fire Forecast 6/11/2021

The Telegraph Fire has burned approximately 86,400 acres, with around 550 acres of growth yesterday. The perimeter size of the Mescal Fire did not change yesterday, coming in at about 72,000 acres.

Thanks to excellent work by firefighters, smoke production over the past couple of days on the Telegraph and Mescal Fires has not been as much as we saw earlier in the week. With lighter winds in the forecast today, smoke that is produced is expected to slowly disperse toward the east. This means light to moderate impacts will once again be possible throughout the day in Globe, San Carlos, and Peridot. Further east in Bylas, and Safford, expecting smoke to move overhead with only light impacts possible at the surface. It should be noted that the Safford area could also see some additional smoke from the Pinnacle Fire burning west of the area in the Pinaleno Mountains (near Santa Teresa Wilderness).

In the afternoon, during the heat of the day, smoke that becomes slightly higher up in the atmosphere is forecast to move toward the northeast. This will mean smoke may move over areas in/around Whiteriver and Eagar this afternoon; however, impacts at the surface are expected to be light.

Tomorrow (Saturday) conditions are forecast to be very similar to today.

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