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CLICK HERE if you’re having a problem viewing the photos on a mobile device. The choking smoke that turned the Bay Area sky an apocalyptic orange-red earlier this week and pumped noxious ash into the air should begin to dissipate Monday and give way to normal temperatures, a National Weather Service meteorologist said. Devastating fires raging across the Pacific Northwest and parts of Northern California will continue to push smoke into the Bay Area on Sunday , but meteorologist Ryan Walbrun said he was optimistic that western winds off the ocean “should start to clear some of the smoke out” as the new week begins. “That’s the somewhat good news,” Walbrun said. “There’s a pretty substantial storm system off the coast of Washington and Oregon that will bring a lot of stronger winds in the upper atmosphere across the Pacific. That should flush out the smoke as we get persistent winds. Once we get rid of the smoke, the weather looks quiet.” But the same winds that should carry away the smoky air could spell trouble for firefighters battling fires across California. Walbrun said blazes in Big Sur, the Sierras and in Northern California “are all very active this […]