Tuesday, August 23rd 2016 #WildfireSmoke Report for #ReyFire in Santa Barbara County @OurAirSBC

Ray Fire (Santa Barbara County)

•   Rapid growth all day yesterday, total acreage now at 29,664 with containment 20%  containment. 
•   Fire was active yesterday.  About 6,000 acres of growth.
•   Late afternoon winds pushed the smoke plume over Santa Barbara in the            afternoon/evening.  Smoke stayed aloft.  Some smoke was visible in the evening hours in the  LA Basin.
•  Smoke is forecast to drift over Santa Barbara again today.

Rey Fire
Monitoring Summary (based on Air Quality Index (AQI) for each 24-hr day)
Site	Yesterday’s 24 hour AQI	Notes about today
San Luis Obispo	Good	Typically smokiest from 10am – 1pm during the day, and some smoke overnight.
Nipomo	Good	Good, but smoke concentrations are trending upward.
Lopoc	Good
Santa Ynez	Moderate	Smoke concentrations trending upwards over the last few days.
Goleta	Moderate	Typically smokiest from 8am – 2pm
Santa Maria	Good	Typically smokiest from 10am – 1pm during the day, and some smoke overnight.
Santa Barbara	Moderate	Typically smokiest from 8am – 2pm

Air Quality Index (AQI) Levels of Health Concern	ACTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF
Good	None
Moderate	Unusually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged or heavy exertion.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG)	People within Sensitive Groups* should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. Everyone else may find relief by limiting prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Unhealthy	People within Sensitive Groups* should avoid all physical outdoor activity. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
Very Unhealthy	Everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion
Hazardous	Everyone should avoid any outdoor activity.