Smoke Call Status:

Mon - Fri at 1300 PDT (excluding holidays)

Issued:

12:30 PM   Thursday, April 09, 2026

Discussion - Friday & Saturday

The upper level low just offshore to the west of North Ops will continue drifting slowly eastward and weaken to an upper level trough as it slowly moves inland Fri & Fri night. A stronger and more organized trough will track in from the NW on Sat. Unstable conditions with abundant showers and wet thunderstorm activity will keep smoke dispersion conditions active on Fri with breezy afternoon & evening S-SE to SW winds. Stronger southerly surface and transport winds will develop on Sat with widespread wetting rain and Mtn snow across North Ops further enhancing smoke dispersion conditions.

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Friday Afternoon

Friday Afternoon

Friday Night

Friday Night

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Saturday Afternoon

Saturday Afternoon

Extended Outlook:

Sunday - Tuesday

A broad upper level trough overhead and continued showery and unstable conditions will keep afternoon smoke dispersion conditions active on Sun. Showers will taper off Sun night and end Mon as flat upper level ridging builds in from the west then shifts overhead Mon night and remains in place Tue. Diminishing smoke transport winds and stabilizing conditions will bring a gradual decreasing trend in smoke dispersion conditions Mon & Tue though still with most inland locations seeing moderate to locally good afternoon mixing heights in the afternoons.

Helpful Resources:

Air Resources Board

San Joaquin Air Quality

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

North Zone Predictive Services Weather Page

South Zone Predictive Services Weather Page

NWS California Fire Weather Page

NWS Spot Forecast Request

This Product was developed by the Predictive Services group, located at the North Zone Coordination Center in Redding, California