Hey Kaleefornia! (Cough Cough!) Stop it! (Wheeze Wheeze!)

[El Supremo]

A thick layer of haze has settled over Denver as a result of the massive wildfires in southern California. This view of downtown Denver was photographed from 84th Avenue at Clay Street in Westminster. A plane towing a banner is seen above the city skyline. (THE DENVER POST | KARL GEHRING)

A smoke health advisory was issued this afternoon for Garfield County and parts of northwest and north-central Colorado. The air is filled with so many fine particulates that state health officials said the air quality is in the "unhealthy for sensitive group" category, which includes individuals with heart disease, respiratory illness, the very young and very old.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13246280

[flvegan]

1. I'd probably be thankful all I was dealing with was smoke.

[Journeyman]

2. Send us more water, we'll see what we can do. . .

[Warpy]

3. Unfortunately, it looks like Jimena will track too far east

and rain herself out mostly over Arizona.

We could have used some of it in NM, too.

Still, it would have been best on the original track, heading for So. Cal.

I feel for them in Denver. NM was like that a couple of years ago from big fires in Arizona. We weren't able to see our mountains for a week.

[Journeyman]

4. Yeah, I didn't hold out much hope for a Southern Storm helping here in the Southland. . .

they rarely track into California, especially this time of year.