Cedar Fire- Air Quality Report Prepared
by: Josh Hall
Forecast conditions represent impacts
from smoke from the Cedar Fire.
Contributions from ozone and other pollutants and impacts from other
fires are not reflected.
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Fire: Fire is well established in drought-stressed
and bug-killed timber, resulting in an active, deep-seated fire. Poor
relative-humidity recovery supported active night-time fire behavior,
including torching and short-range spotting.
The fire is now 14,543 acres and is 5% contained.
Air Quality
Today: Smoke
will be transported west of the fire during the day, however much of this
smoke is expected to stay aloft, with Moderate impacts in the Central Valley
today. Ground level impacts are
expected from the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy levels in
communities near the fire east towards the California state line fire this
evening and tomorrow morning, in much of Inyo County as well as along the
northern borders of Kern and San Bernardino counties and southeast Tulare
county.
Air Quality Tomorrow: Smoke is expected to be
transported east of the fire tomorrow, with Unhealthy to USG conditions in
areas near the fire.
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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 19, 2016
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Today Forecast
24-Hr AQI
August 20, 2016
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Tomorrow
Outlook
24-Hr AQI
August 21, 2016
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Worst Time of Day Impacts
AQI and Period
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Kernville
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Unhealthy
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Unhealthy
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Unhealthy
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Unhealthy, Dusk through early morning
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Johnsondale
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Moderate
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USG
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USG
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USG, Dusk through early morning
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Camp
Nelson
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Good
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USG
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USG
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USG, Dusk through early morning
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Porterville
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Good
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Moderate, morning
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Visalia
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Good
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Moderate, morning
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Three
Rivers
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Good
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Moderate, morning
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Bakersfield
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Good
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Moderate, morning
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Mojave
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Good
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Moderate
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Moderate
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Moderate, morning
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Kennedy
Meadows
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Good
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USG
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USG
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USG, Dusk through early
morning
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Keeler
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Good
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Good
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Moderate
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Good today
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Lone
Pine
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Good
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Good
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Moderate
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Good 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
individuals should consider limiting prolonged or heavy exertion.
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Unhealthy
for Sensitive Groups - USG
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People within
Sensitive Groups* should reduce prolonged or heavy
outdoor exertion. Everyone else may find relief by limiting prolonged or
heavy outdoor exertion.
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Unhealthy
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People within Sensitive Groups*
should avoid all physical outdoor activity. Everyone
else should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
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Very Unhealthy
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Everyone should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion
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Hazardous
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Everyone should avoid
any outdoor activity.
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View of
the fire: Breckenridge and Sherman Peak webcams, http://rockyags.cr.usgs.gov/dashboards/WebCam.htm
California Smoke Blog - http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/
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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