LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Cal Fire reported Saturday that smoke that is shrouding the skies in both Lake and Napa counties isn't coming from nearby wildland fires, but from incidents farther north.
In a report from Cal Fire spokesman Scott McLean, the agency said the smoky conditions are not associated either with the Rocky fire east of Lower Lake or the Jerusalem fire northeast of Middletown.
The Rocky fire was fully contained at 69,438 acres on Friday; the Jerusalem fire is 78-percent contained at 25,146 acres, Cal Fire reported.
Rather, Cal Fire said the smoke is drifting in from fires in the state's far northern region.
The Lake County Air Quality Management District also attributed smoke to fires including the lightning-caused Humboldt Complex, which has burned nearly 4,900 acres in Humboldt County and is 80-percent contained, according to Cal Fire.
Based on fire maps and satellite images, other fires sending smoke south include the following, with size estimates from Cal Fire: Mad River Complex in Trinity County, 22,415 acres and 55-percent contained; the Route Complex in Humboldt and Trinity counties, 26,960 acres, 28-percent contained; the Fork Complex in Trinity County, 32,009 acres, 39-percent contained; the South Complex in Trinity County, 17,653 acres, 20-percent contained; and the River Complex, 35,794 acres, 18-percent contained.
Lake County Air Quality Management District officials said smoke from wildland fires in Oregon and Washington also are contributing to the smoky conditions.
With the forecast for north winds, the district said the county may experience more smoke from these northern fires.
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