Air Quality Report Issue
Date: 08/15/2015
Rough Fire – Sierra
National Forest Prepared
by: Rick Graw and Ariane Sarzotti
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Forecast conditions represent impacts
from smoke from the Rough Fire.
Contributions from ozone and other pollutants are not reflected.
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Fire: Fire growth was substantially less yesterday
than seen the previous few days, but no growth estimates are available at the
time of writing this report. The
north and east portions of the fire are approaching the tops of the ridges,
where it is encountering rocky cliffs with less continuous fuels. Some slow backing of the fire continues in
the lower portions.
Air Quality Today: For areas east of the fire, smoke will
beginning moving down the Kings River Canyon and into the San Joaquin Valley
at 8 pm. Smoke will begin clearing out
of the valley at noon. For areas west
of the fire, smoke will begin building over the eastern foothills, beginning
at noon, and settling into the valley overnight, and clearing in the morning.
Air Quality Tomorrow: A similar pattern as today’s forecast. |
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Smoke Impacts from Local Fires
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Site
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Yesterday Observed
Midnight-Midnight
24-Hr AQI
August 14, 2015
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Today Forecast
24-Hr AQI
August 15, 2015
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Tomorrow
Outlook
24-Hr AQI
August 16, 2015
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Worst Time of Day Impacts
3-Hour AQI and Period
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Trimmer
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Moderate, 11 pm to 8 am
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Prather
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Moderate, 9 am until noon
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Shaver
Lake
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Good
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Good
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Moderate, 10 am and noon.
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Hume
Lake
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USG
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Moderate
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Moderate
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USG, 10 am and noon
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Cedar
Grove
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USG
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Moderate
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USG
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USG, 10 am and noon
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Wishon
Reservoir
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Good
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Good
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Good, all hours
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Devils
Post Pile
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good, 3 pm to 6
pm.
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Mammoth
Lakes
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Good, 3 pm to 6 pm
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Bishop
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Moderate, 1 pm to midnight
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Big
Pine
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Moderate
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Moderate
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USG 6 pm to 11 pm
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Independence
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Moderate
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USG, 6 pm to 8 pm
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Disclaimer: Conditions
may change quickly, these projections are based on anticipated weather
and fire activity. Sensitive groups
including individuals with Asthma, lung or heart disease, children, older
adults, and pregnant women should take precautions to avoid exposure to
smoke. If you feel as though you are having health effects from smoke see
your doctor or health professional as needed. In some cases your eyes are your best
tools, if it is smoky outside you are being impacted. Use caution when
driving in or around smoky areas.
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AQI Index
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Actions
to Protect Yourself
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Good
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None
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Moderate
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Unusually sensitive people should
consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
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Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups - USG
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People with heart or lung disease,
children and older adults should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor
exertion. Everyone else should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Unhealthy
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The following groups should avoid all
physical outdoor activity: People with heart or lung disease, children and
older adults. Everyone else should
avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Very
Unhealthy
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Everyone
should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease,
the elderly and children should remain indoors.
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Hazardous
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The following groups should remain
indoors and keep activity levels low: People with heart or lung disease;
children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy
exertion
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View of the
fire: Buck Rock Web Camera #3, http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/dashboards/WebCam.htm
California Smoke Blog - http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/
San Joaquin Air Pollution
Control District - http://www.valleyair.org/aqinfo/forecast.htm
Interagency Real Time Smoke Monitoring
- http://app.airsis.com/usfs/fleet.aspx
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