KOSH PIREP…Smoke?

[Ironflight]

Doing my 24-hour-out-from-departure weather scan, and see that they’re talking MVFR for smoke all day tomorrow at Oshkosh - any reports from folks on the scene - is it starting to look/smell smokey? Low vis makes FISKE exciting…..

 

[GatorsR1]

Doing my 24-hour-out-from-departure weather scan, and see that they’re talking MVFR for smoke all day tomorrow at Oshkosh - any reports from folks on the scene - is it starting to look/smell smokey? Low vis makes FISKE exciting…..

Nice & clear this morning, no smell nor reduced vis.

 

[Ironflight]

I took a look at WatchDuty (national wildfire site) and it appears there a bunch of stuff burning up n the Boundary Waters, so if the wind sets in from the north, that’s probably where they’r coming up with a smoke forecast. Good to hear there’s nothing in OSH yet!

 

[Bruce]

Paul
Looks like they are North.

Boomer

 

[Cessnadog]

MN DNR is evacuating the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area. over 1,000,000 acres and 2200 camp sites. They have sent in teams via canoe to get people out.

 

[Sbrilla11]

Smoke is pretty heavy over most of northern WI right now (hence the IFR conditions). Hopefully it stays north.

 

[MacCool]

Visibility at my local airport (KBRD) in central Minnesota is 1 3/4 miles in ”haze”. I stepped outside and it smells like an old ash tray. I can’t see across the lake that I live on. Oshkosh may be clear but people coming from the west may struggle a bit.

 

[GatorsR1]

Since my earlier observation (and it may be psychological persuasion due to the dire reports above) there is a slight haze and maybe a hint of smoke smell

 

[lr172]

i think its coming south. chicago TAF thinks the the lake effect breeze will keep it away here today, but will be here tomorrow with at least MVFR conditions. So, OSH is likely as bad or worse.

 

[lr172]

Visibility at my local airport (KBRD) in central Minnesota is 1 3/4 miles in ”haze”. I stepped outside and it smells like an old ash tray. I can’t see across the lake that I live on. Oshkosh may be clear but people coming from the west may struggle a bit.

Sounds like the fires are in Ontario with the smoke mostly moving East and South. Guessing this will be most prevalent in midwest and NE. hopefully it abates before the weekend traffic.

 

[MacCool]

Sounds like the fires are in Ontario with the smoke mostly moving East and South. Guessing this will be most prevalent in midwest and NE. hopefully it abates before the weekend traffic.

Winds from the northeast are bringing us smoke from the both the Ontario fires and the fires in Superior National Forest/Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The BWCA may be too far south to smoke up Oskosh, not sure about the 800,000 acre fires in Ontario.

 

[pazmanyflyer]

Surface smoke forecast for Thursday from upnorthlive.com (news)

 

[raabs]

Here is a pic this morning of the Mackinac Bridge between MI U.P. and Southern peninsula. This stuff can envelope an area quickly so be vigilant.

 

[GatorsR1]

It has gotten visibly hazier but very slight smokey smell.
KOSH METAR reporting 4 SM Haze

 

[RNB]

EAA green dot cam downright marginal