7/29/2014 Air Quality Report

Smoke Synopsis:
High pressure will linger over the area through the week.  Temperatures north of 100 are expected as humidity continues to drop. Expect light and variable winds with upslope/downslope diurnal pattern dominating. Look for more smoke to be visible coming from within the fire perimeters as fire activity increases. Smoke will settle into low-lying/valley areas early and lifting out as daytime temperatures increase. The HWY 2 corridor from Leavenworth to Wenatchee may experience heavy impacts at times, smoke should begin to clear by 11AM.
Air Quality Outlook:
Site	Tuesday July 29, 2014 AQI	Wednesday July 30, 2014 AQI	Thursday July 31, 2014 AQI	Comments
Brewster	Good	Good	Good	Light morning impacts lifting by 11:00AM
Chelan	Good	Good	Good
Colville	Good	Good	Good
Ellensburg	Good	Good	Good
Entiat	Good	Good	Good
Leavenworth	USG	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Omak	Good	Good	Good
Twisp	Good	Good	Good
Winthrop	Good	Good	Good
Wenatchee	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Morning impacts lifting by 11:00AM
Yakima	Good	Good	Good
For detailed information about the color coded air quality categories, please see:  Washington Air Quality Advisory for Smoke and Other Fine Particle Air Pollution En Español:  El Índice de la Calidad de Aire de Washington para Humo y Otra Contaminación del Aire causadas por Partículas Finas
Warning: These data have been obtained from automated instruments and have not been subjected to a quality assurance review to determine their accuracy. They are presented for public awareness and should not be considered final. Conditions such as power outages and equipment malfunctions can produce invalid data.
1 Since wildfires often occur in remote areas, air monitoring equipment may not be available. The following table provides a quick method to assess air quality in your area. For more detailed information you can go to the following site: http://www.deq.state.or.us/aq/burning/wildfires/visibility.htm