Wolverine Smoke Report Sunday, August 9

Today:  Light, down valley northwesterly winds and inversions may create hazy/smoky conditions over Stehekin, Manson, and  Chelan in the morning.  Breezy southerly winds aloft should move smoke to the north after morning inversions lift, improving air quality in the Chelan area and creating intermittent periods of haze around Twisp.  Afternoon instability and isolated thundershowers are expected. Northwesterly winds 5-10 mph in the afternoon decreasing to 2-5 mph into tomorrow morning.  Tomorrow and Tuesday:  Similar to Sunday, northwesterly winds and local inversions may create hazy/smoky conditions around the Lake Chelan area in the morning.  Hazy morning and afternoon conditions may also develop around Wenatchee and Moses Lake.  Partly cloudy with slightly warmer temperatures and a chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms near the fires.
Site	August 9 Today			August 10 Tomorrow	August 11 Tuesday	Comments
Chelan	Moderate			Moderate	Moderate	Hazy/smoky conditions in the morning and at night.   Some mid-day clearing.
	Good			Good	Good
Manson	Moderate			Moderate	Moderate
	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.
Index Levels of Health Concern			Actions Recommended by WA Department of Ecology to Reduce Smoke Exposure
Good			None
Moderate			People with asthma, respiratory infection, diabetes, lung or heart disease, or have had a stroke should limit outdoor activities or do activities that take less effort, such as walking instead of running.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups			Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, asthma, diabetes, infants, children, adults older than 65, pregnant women, or who have had a stroke.  These people should limit time spent outdoors.
Unhealthy			Everyone should limit time spent outdoors. Everyone should avoid exercising outdoors (including sports teams) and choose non-strenuous indoor activities. People with asthma, respiratory infection, diabetes, lung or heart disease, or have had a stroke should stay indoors. Infants, children, pregnant women and adults over age 65 should also stay indoors.
Very Unhealthy			Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed if it is not too hot. Run air conditioners on re-circulate and close the outside air intake. Use indoor air cleaners with HEPA filters, if available. If you must be outdoors, wear an N-95 respirator mask. People with chronic diseases should check with their health care provider before wearing a mask. Check with your local health department for health information. People with asthma, lung and heart disease, or have had a stroke should check with their health care provider for advice about leaving the area. Anyone with shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, or difficulty moving or speaking should call their health care provider or call 911.
Hazardous			Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed if it is not too hot. Run air conditioners on re-circulate and close the outside air intake. Use indoor air cleaners with HEPA filters, if available. If you must be outdoors, wear an N-95 respirator mask. People with chronic diseases should check with their health care provider before wearing a mask. Check with your local health department for health information. People with asthma, lung and heart disease, or have had a stroke should check with their health care provider for advice about leaving the area. Anyone with shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, or difficulty moving or speaking should call their health care provider or call 911.

 

For more information about smoke in Washington State, visit http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/

For more information about the Wolverine Fire and other fires, visit http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

Wolverine Fire - Smoke Summary Saturday, 8/8/15

Today:  Morning – Warm and dry with light southerly winds from the Columbia River Gorge flowing up valley around 10 am, highs in the 90’s.  By early afternoon, winds will shift to northwesterly and down lake and may increase to 10-15 mph with southwesterly winds aloft.  Afternoon and evening isolated thunder showers possible for the Goode Fire.    Expect some pooling of smoke and hazy conditions over Lake Chelan and the Twisp and Winthrop areas during the afternoon wind direction shift.  Mid to late afternoon air quality in Stehekin should improve. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy with an increased chance of isolated thunderstorms and some cooling Monday:   Increased chance of thunderstorms, cooler and wetter conditions possible.
Site	August 8 Today			August 9 Tomorrow	August 10 Monday	Comments
Chelan	Moderate			Moderate	Moderate
Manson	Moderate			Moderate	Moderate
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.
Index Levels of Health Concern			Actions Recommended by WA Department of Ecology to Reduce Smoke Exposure
Good			None
Moderate			People with asthma, respiratory infection, diabetes, lung or heart disease, or have had a stroke should limit outdoor activities or do activities that take less effort, such as walking instead of running.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups			Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, asthma, diabetes, infants, children, adults older than 65, pregnant women, or who have had a stroke.  These people should limit time spent outdoors.
Unhealthy			Everyone should limit time spent outdoors. Everyone should avoid exercising outdoors (including sports teams) and choose non-strenuous indoor activities. People with asthma, respiratory infection, diabetes, lung or heart disease, or have had a stroke should stay indoors. Infants, children, pregnant women and adults over age 65 should also stay indoors.
Very Unhealthy			Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed if it is not too hot. Run air conditioners on re-circulate and close the outside air intake. Use indoor air cleaners with HEPA filters, if available. If you must be outdoors, wear an N-95 respirator mask. People with chronic diseases should check with their health care provider before wearing a mask. Check with your local health department for health information. People with asthma, lung and heart disease, or have had a stroke should check with their health care provider for advice about leaving the area. Anyone with shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, or difficulty moving or speaking should call their health care provider or call 911.
Hazardous			Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed if it is not too hot. Run air conditioners on re-circulate and close the outside air intake. Use indoor air cleaners with HEPA filters, if available. If you must be outdoors, wear an N-95 respirator mask. People with chronic diseases should check with their health care provider before wearing a mask. Check with your local health department for health information. People with asthma, lung and heart disease, or have had a stroke should check with their health care provider for advice about leaving the area. Anyone with shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, or difficulty moving or speaking should call their health care provider or call 911.

For more information about smoke in Washington State, visit http://wasmoke.blogspot.com/

For more information about the Wolverine Fire and other fires, visit http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/

Weekend smoke forecast

Other than areas close to fires, statewide air quality is likely to remain Good in most areas over the weekend. However some moderate air quality conditions cannot be ruled out, particularly at night. Things to note:

• Some wetting rain is possible in western Washington on Saturday night. As that system moves into eastern Washington, there is a small chance of lightning in the Cascades on Sunday. Pray for no new fire starts.
• In eastern Washington, winds turn south to southwest by Saturday evening. While this might keep smoke from the Wolverine fire from getting into the Columbia Basin, it does channel some smoke from fires close to the Oregon border, into the Basin.
• Models hint at sustained SSW winds transporting some smoke from Oregon and California fires over far eastern Washington by Sunday evening. Depending on how unstable the winds are, some smoke could well mix down to the surface and cause Moderate air quality around the Tri Cities and Walla Walla. 

Air quality around the Chelan area is covered in the previous blog post below.

Air Quality Summary Report    -  Wolverine Fire                             Friday, August 7, 2015

Prepared by:  Kelly Palmer - Air Resource Advisor      

Today:  Warmer and drier, with an absence of the general winds which have transported smoke away from the fire area and improved local air quality over the past two days.  Today’s light winds will be primarily driven by terrain, and fire activity is expected to increase.  Smoky conditions are predicted to persist near the fire at the north end of Lake Chelan until afternoon due to lack of transport winds.  Light to moderate early morning and afternoon smoke predicted for Chelan and Manson.  There is a chance that unhealthy nighttime air quality may develop as down-slope and down-valley winds move smoke into these towns.  Tomorrow: Sunny and warm with light morning winds. Slight chance of isolated thunder storms by mid-day and through the evening.   Afternoon northwesterly winds should bring slight cooling and help transport smoke, improving afternoon air quality conditions in Chelan and Manson, but Winthrop and Twisp may experience increasingly smoky conditions throughout the evening. Sunday through Tuesday:   Increased chance of thunderstorms, cooler and wetter conditions possible.
Site	August 7 AQI			August 8 AQI Today	August 9 AQI	Comments
Chelan	Moderate to			Moderate to	Moderate	Unhealthy smoke conditions may exist late night Friday into early Saturday morning.
	Unhealthy			Unhealthy
Manson	Moderate to			Moderate to	Moderate
	Unhelathy			Unhealthy
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.
Index Levels of Health Concern			Actions Recommended by WA Department of Ecology to Reduce Smoke Exposure
Good			None
Moderate			People with asthma, respiratory infection, diabetes, lung or heart disease, or have had a stroke should limit outdoor activities or do activities that take less effort, such as walking instead of running.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups			Sensitive groups include people with heart or lung disease, asthma, diabetes, infants, children, adults older than 65, pregnant women, or who have had a stroke.  These people should limit time spent outdoors.
Unhealthy			Everyone should limit time spent outdoors. Everyone should avoid exercising outdoors (including sports teams) and choose non-strenuous indoor activities. People with asthma, respiratory infection, diabetes, lung or heart disease, or have had a stroke should stay indoors. Infants, children, pregnant women and adults over age 65 should also stay indoors.
Very Unhealthy			Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed if it is not too hot. Run air conditioners on re-circulate and close the outside air intake. Use indoor air cleaners with HEPA filters, if available. If you must be outdoors, wear an N-95 respirator mask. People with chronic diseases should check with their health care provider before wearing a mask. Check with your local health department for health information. People with asthma, lung and heart disease, or have had a stroke should check with their health care provider for advice about leaving the area. Anyone with shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, or difficulty moving or speaking should call their health care provider or call 911.
Hazardous			Everyone should stay indoors, do only light activities, and keep windows closed if it is not too hot. Run air conditioners on re-circulate and close the outside air intake. Use indoor air cleaners with HEPA filters, if available. If you must be outdoors, wear an N-95 respirator mask. People with chronic diseases should check with their health care provider before wearing a mask. Check with your local health department for health information. People with asthma, lung and heart disease, or have had a stroke should check with their health care provider for advice about leaving the area. Anyone with shortness of breath, wheezing, chest pain, heart palpitations, extreme fatigue, or difficulty moving or speaking should call their health care provider or call 911.