Sunday September 7th, 2014 Klamath NF Smoke Impact Summary

Yesterday Winds pushed smoke to the northwest much of the day. Smoke pooled into the Klamath River valley in the late morning and afternoon hours and remained in high concentrations for several hours. Smoke entered the Scott and Shasta Valleys in the late afternoon. Today Smoke is forecast to be similar as yesterday. Smoke dispersion will be limited due to low winds.  Smoke will pool into valleys and be highest in the Klamath River valley.  Visibility on Hwy 96 and 3 may be reduced for much of the day. Shasta Valley will likely see a reduction in air quality today. Tomorrow Smoke will be pushed southeast in morning, and then wind directions will change and push the smoke southwest in afternoon. Smoke concentrations are likely to remain high in the Scott Valley.
Site	September 07 Yesterday’s AQI	September 08 Today’s AQI	September 09 Predicted AQI	Likely Time of Highest Impacts Today
Yreka	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon/Early Evening
Ft. Jones	Moderate	USG	Moderate	Early Afternoon
Etna	Moderate	USG	Moderate	Morning/Early Afternoon
Macdoel	Good	Good	Good	Afternoon
Seiad Valley	Hazardous	Very Unhealthy	Very Unhealthy	Early Afternoon
Happy Camp	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Morning
Somes Bar	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Morning
Orleans	USG	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Late Morning/Early Afternoon
Weitchpec	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Afternoon
Hoopa	USG	USG	USG	Morning/Early Afternoon
Willow Creek	Moderate	USG	USG	Early Afternoon
Mt. Shasta	Good	Good	Good	Afternoon
Weed	Good	Good	Good	Evening
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.