8-7-14 Air Quality Report

Smoke Synopsis:
Expect similar conditions today as yesterday – westerly flow and sunny.  Yesterday’s smoke on active fires lifted out of valleys and was transported west with the transport winds.  An upper level trough will approach this area today and then pass through the region on Friday causing a small change in transport wind direction in some areas and some additional cloudiness which could delay when the smoke lifts out of the valleys.  Fires are now widespread across entire region with the potential to contribute to a regional smoke haze that will be evident in many cities in the Columbia River Valley.
Air Quality Outlook:
Site	Thursday August 7, 2014	Friday August 8, 2014	Saturday August 9, 2014	Comments
Colville	USG	USG	USG	Being affected by Devil’s Elbow fire smoke.
Wellpinit	Moderate	USG	USG	Winds could push Devil’s Elbow fire smoke to town on Friday.
Omak	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Being affected by Falls Creek fire smoke.
Malott	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Brewster	Good	Good	Moderate
Winthrop	Good	Moderate	USG
Twisp	USG	USG	USG
Chelan	Moderate	USG	USG	Being affected by Duncan fire smoke.
Entiat	Moderate	USG	USG	Being affected by Duncan fire smoke
Plain	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Could see smoke from Shoofly fire
Leavenworth	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Wenatchee	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Ellensburg	Good	Good	Moderate	Winds should push smoke away from town
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