Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Rough Fire Smoke Report

Forecast conditions represent impacts from smoke from the Rough Fire.  Contributions from ozone and other pollutants are not reflected.

Fire:  Burnout operations and interior fire spread increased fire size by approximately 679 acres for total of 142,629 acres with 70% containment.  Burnout operations are nearing completion and are expected to be complete today.  Fire activity is primarily creeping in understory and good progress has been made in mopping up in those areas. 

Air Quality Today:  Warm dry conditions favorable to burning will continue today.  Interior burning and some burning operations will result in light to moderate emissions similar to yesterday.  Light to moderate impacts in the foothills to the west of the fire and unhealthy for sensitive to unhealthy impacts in the area immediately around the Kings Canyon.  Slight improvement late in the day compared to yesterday.

Air Quality Tomorrow:  Overall dispersion will improve tomorrow as a weak, very short duration disturbance makes its way into the area.  This improvement will probably be most noticeable in the foothills to the west of the fire with slight afternoon improvement in the areas immediately surrounding the Kings Canyon.

PM2.5 Monitor Summary
		9/21/2015	9/20/2015	9/19/2015
Sites		24 hour	24 hour	24 hour
Kernville		Good	Good	Good
Springville		Good	Good	Good
Pinehurst		USG	Moderate	Good
Ash Mt		Moderate	Moderate	Good
Lone Pine		Good	Good	No Data
Bishop		Good	Good	Good
Trimmer		Moderate	Moderate	Good
North Fork		Good	Good	Good
Hume Lake		Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate
Wishon Reservoir		Moderate	Moderate	No Data
Montecito Lodge		Unhealthy	Unhealthy	USG
Grant Grove		Unhealthy	USG	Moderate
Three Rivers		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Devils Postpile		Good	Good	Good
Prather		Good	Moderate	Good
Lodge Pole		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Dunlap/Squaw Valley		Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Oakhurst		Good	Good	Good
Keeler		Good	Good	Good
Aspendell		Good	Good	Good
Cedar Grove		USG	USG	Moderate

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