Smoke from the Bear Gulch fire in the Olympic Mountains drifted into Seattle on Saturday, bringing a haze into the city.

Some in Western Washington may continue to feel effects of neighboring wildfires this week if the fire continues to swell — though the general air quality forecast remains good in the Puget Sound region.

“Most of the smoke should remain suspended in the atmosphere,” said Dev McMillian, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, on Saturday afternoon.

The Bear Gulch fire along the shore of Lake Cushman, Mason County, had burned through more than 7 square miles and was about 3% contained as of Saturday, said Thomas Kyle-Milward, spokesperson with the state Department of Natural Resources. A day earlier, it was about 6 square miles, threatening the pop

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