8-14-14 Air Quality Report

Smoke Synopsis:
A slow moving low pressure system over North Central Oregon will remain nearly stationary today and then slowly track into Northeast Washington on Friday, resulting in: a continuation of showers and thunderstorms over the area, reduced fire behavior, and greatly improved air quality.  Typical down-valley flows along the eastern Cascades will be moderated. Due to the continued precipitation over the area and significantly reduced fire behavior, air quality is anticipated to be good through early Saturday, with some possible areas of moderate AQ directly down drainage from the most active fires. Continued fire activity at the Devil’s Elbow Fire is expected to affect Keller and other areas down the Highway 21 corridor.
Air Quality Outlook:
Site	Thursday August 14, 2014	Friday August 15, 2014	Saturday August 16, 2014	Comments
Colville	Good	Good	Moderate
Wellpinit	Good	Good	Moderate
Keller	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
Omak	Good	Good	Good
Malott	Good	Good	Good
Brewster	Good	Good	Good
Winthrop	Moderate	Moderate	USG
Twisp	Moderate	Moderate	USG
Chelan	Good	Good	Moderate
Entiat	Good	Moderate	USG
Plain	Good	Good	Moderate
Leavenworth	Good	Moderate	Moderate
Wenatchee	Good	Good	Moderate
Ellensburg	Good	Moderate	Moderate
Yakima	Good	Good	Good
NOTE – in table above “USG” stands for “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” 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