Monday night in a community briefing, Cal Fire LNU reported that the fire is burning more than 6,800 acres and has not seen significant growth in the past 24 hours.
The Napa County agriculture commissioner Tracy Cleveland said Monday they are still assessing any damage or impacts to their winegrowers in the region.
Cal Fire said the smoke will likely still be noticeable until there is full containment because there is so much dry vegetation burning.
Though the fire is not growing in size, a growing concern has been air quality impacts -- and not just for the Napa County community.
Monday, the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District put out an alert that local communities are seeing air quality impacts due to drifting smoke from the nearby fire.
Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management DistrictThe impacts Monday were considered to be moderate and expected to ease throughout the week. Still, sensitive populations should pay attention. "If you see your smell smoke, we just want you to take precautions. So stay inside and run an air purifier. If you have one limit your outdoor activities, smoke impacts can be very localized, and they can, conditions can change quickly," said Jamros. "Smoke can affect different populations differently. Some sensitive individuals, those with respiratory conditions, pregnant women, children, they can be more impacted from smoke." CBS13's first alert weather team is also tracking the air impacts from the Pickett Fire's smoke. "It's just drifting and kind of just hovering there into Yolo County. That and the heat combined makes air quality even worse," said Chief Meteorologist Nic Merianos. Thankfully, fire conditions are not extreme with higher humidity helping crews and a marine layer expected to move in Tuesday.
The Yolo-Solano air district does expect impacts to continue into Tuesday but their good news was that conditions already started to improve Monday night.
In the North Bay, hazy skies are also to be expected.
The advisory now goes through Wednesday, August 27th for Napa, Sonoma, and Solano counties.
Crews are working 24/7 to strengthen their lines and put a stop to the Pickett Fire. Local evacuation orders and warning remain in place. Napa County officials also declared a state of emergency.
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