Friday, September 4, 2015

Friday, September 4, 2015 - Rough Fire- Air Quality Report

Air Quality Report                                                                                                          Issue Date: 09/04/2015
Rough Fire                                                                                                                        Prepared by:  Josh Hall

Forecast conditions represent impacts from smoke from the Rough Fire.  Contributions from ozone and other pollutants are not reflected.
Fire:  Fire was less active again yesterday as crews continued to work on containment lines in the Converse Basin and in the South Fork of the Kings River, north of Buck Rock. The fire is now 83,446 acres and is 25% contained.  
Air Quality Today: Heavy concentrations of smoke are expected near the fire today.  Smoke will be slow to lift and transport will primarily terrain and diurnally driven.  Smoke that does rise out of Kings Canyon, will be slowly transported to the northeast, with potential impacts in the Owens Valley.  Residual smoke that has not cleared the area, will add to impacts from new smoke being produced.  Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy conditions are expected in communities near the fire.       
Air Quality Tomorrow: Similar conditions are expected tomorrow. 
 
Smoke Impacts from Local Fires
Site
Yesterday Observed
Midnight-Midnight
24-Hr AQI
September 3, 2015
Today Forecast
24-Hr AQI
September 4, 2015
Tomorrow
Outlook
24-Hr AQI
September 5, 2015
Worst Time of Day Impacts
3-Hour AQI and Period
Trimmer
Good
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate, 10 A.M. to noon
Prather
Good
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate, 6 A.M. to noon
Shaver Lake
 
Moderate
Moderate
USG, 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Wishon Reservoir
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
Unhealthy 1 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Hume Lake
Unhealthy
 Unhealthy
Unhealthy
 Very Unhealthy, 1 A.M.  to 2 P.M..
Cedar Grove
Very Unhealthy
 Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy
Grant Grove
USG
USG
USG
Very Unhealthy, Midnight to 2 P/M.
Devils Post Pile/Mammoth Lakes
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
USG, 10 A.M. to 2 P.M.
Aspendell
USG
USG
USG
 
Bishop
Moderate
USG
USG
USG, 3 P.M. to 7 P.M.
Big Pine
 
USG
USG
USG, 2 P.M. to 7 P.M.
Independence
 
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate, 3 P.M. to 6 P.M.
Pinehurst
Moderate
USG
Moderate
USG, 7 A.M. to 9 A.M.
Montecito-Sequoia Lodge
USG
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
Unhealthy, 2 A.M. to noon.
Lodgepole
Moderate
Good
Good
Moderate, 2 A.M. to 1 P. M
Three Rivers
Good
Good
Good
Moderate, 3 A.M to 11 A.M.
Ash Mountain
Good
Good
Good
Moderate, 3 A.M. to 11 A.M.
Kernville
Good
Good
Good
Moderate, midnight to 8 A.M.
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.
AQI Index
Actions to Protect Yourself
Good
                                                                                          None
Moderate
Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups - USG
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.
Unhealthy           
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.
Very Unhealthy
 
Everyone should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children should remain indoors.
Hazardous
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
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://valleyair.org/wildfires.htm
Interagency Real Time Smoke Monitoring - http://app.airsis.com/usfs/fleet.aspx
AirNow - http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.main

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