Monday September 1, 2014 Air Quality Summary for the Klamath NF wildfires

Yesterday Winds pushed smoke to the Southeast, South and Southwest throughout the day causing high levels of smoke throughout the Klamath River and Scott Valley.                                                     Today Conditions will be similar to yesterday however, expect more smoke in communities to the Southeast of the fires. Smoke will be pushed to the south in the morning hours and to the southeast by mid-afternoon.  Today is forecasted to be warmer and drier which may increase fire activity and result in greater smoke production.                   Tomorrow A mostly northwesterly flow will push the smoke to the southward and eastward.  This will cause the lower Klamath River drainage and Scott Valley to see an increase in smoke.  In addition, stable atmospheric conditions will hinder dispersion and smoke will be thicker than previous days.  The Shasta Valley should see improvements in air quality due to the shift in wind directions.
Site	August 31 Yesterday’s AQI	September 01 Today’s AQI	September 2 Predicted AQI	Likely Time of Highest Impacts Today
Yreka	Monitor Failure	Good	Good	Afternoon/Early Evening
Ft. Jones	Very Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Early Afternoon
Etna	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Late Afternoon/Early Evening
Macdoel	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon
Seiad Valley	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Early Afternoon
Happy Camp	USG	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Late Morning
Somes Bar	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Early Afternoon
Orleans	USG	USG	USG	Late Morning/Early Afternoon
Weitchpec	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon
Hoopa	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon
Willow Creek	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Early Afternoon
Mt. Shasta	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon
Weed	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon
Sawyers Bar	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Late Morning
PLEASE NOTE: 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.  *Less than 24 hours of data.