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)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | July 3, 2008 | Copyright

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 ...

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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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