Air Quality Report Issue Date: 09/16/2015
Rough Fire Prepared by: Tod Johnson and Jen Croft
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Forecast conditions represent impacts
from smoke from the Rough Fire wildfire.
Contributions from ozone and other pollutants are not reflected.
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Fire: Cool and damp conditions have reduced interior
burning and hampered burn out operations along the western perimeter. Current IR is showing interior islands are consuming
through creeping and smoldering fire behavior, increasing fire size to 140,760 acres,
2,107acres over the acres reported
September 15.
Air Quality
Today: Smoke impacts will be
limited to the areas directly adjacent to the fire area during the day due to
continued cloud cover, light rain showers and high humidity. Some smoke will
settle into the Owens Valley.
Air Quality Tomorrow: Some increase in smoke conditions are
forecast for the modeled area, as drying trend returns with continued impacts
to the Owens Valley.
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Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Impacts
from the Rough fire
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Site
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Yesterday Observed
Midnight-Midnight
24-Hr AQI
September 15, 2015
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Today’s Forecast
24-Hr AQI
September 16, 2015
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Tomorrow
Outlook
24-Hr AQI
September 17, 2015
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Best Time of Day
September 16
AQI and Period
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Trimmer
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data
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Best late morning and afternoon
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Prather
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Shaver
Lake
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Oakhurst
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data
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Wishon
Reservoir
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USG
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USG
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USG
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No significant improvement
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Hume
Lake
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Best in the afternoon
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Cedar
Grove
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data
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USG
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USG
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No significant improvement
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Grant
Grove
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Dunlap/Squaw
Val.
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Mammoth
Lakes
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Aspendell
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Bishop
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data
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Big
Pine
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Best in the afternoon
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Independence/Lone
pine
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Pinehurst
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Montecito-Sequoia
Lodge
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Lodgepole
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Good
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Best in the afternoon
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Three
Rivers
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Ash
Mountain
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Moderate
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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Kernville
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Good
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Good
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Good
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Good conditions today
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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
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