Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Saturday September 19, 2015

Air Quality Forecast-NE Washington Regional Fires- Saturday September 19, 2015

Prepared by Carolyn Kelly (ckelly8384@gmail.com), Air Resource Advisor Trainee

Smoke Summary: Similar to yesterday but a little bit warmer, drier air is expected along with a mix of sun and clouds. Low relative humidities will allow for heavy fuels to continue burning out while fire behavior is expected to be minimal overall. Extended Outlook:  Dry air and warming continues today with windy weather coming through the region starting Sunday as several weak weather disturbances pass through. Next week looks to be mild and dry through the middle of the week. *Monitoring stations for Tonasket, Orient, and Kettle Falls have been shut down due to machine malfunction as of 09/10/2015.
Site	Air Quality			Comments
	September 18 Friday	September 19 Saturday	September 20 Sunday
Spokane Metro	Good	Good	Good	Communities nearest to the fires may see some haze and smoke from burnout activities.
Davenport	Good	Good	Good
Colville	Good	Good	Good
Kettle Falls*	Good	Good	Good
Wellpinit	Good	Good	Good
Orient*	Good	Good	Good
Inchelium	Good	Good	Good
Omak	Good	Good	Good
Nespelem	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Early hours may be in the USG or moderate range but expect good to moderate depending on local winds as the day progresses.
Republic	USG	USG	Moderate
Tonasket*	Good	Good	Good
Disclaimer: Conditions may change quickly. These predictions are based on anticipated weather and fire activity.  The air quality outlook is based on data from automated instruments that have not been subjected to a quality assurance review. AQI’s estimated for sites with air monitors.

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