Air Quality Update for Klamath County

The AQ Advisory from noon Friday August 2, 2013 until Noon on Monday August 5, 2013 is YELLOW.   No outdoor burning is allowed county wide.

Station 10118
Klamath Falls - Peterson School

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Air Quality Rating:	Moderate
Air Quality Index:	88
Critical Pollutant:	PM 2.5
Concentration:	29.7 µg/m3
Last Report:	Aug 2 2013 7:00AM PDT
Information:	Smoke in area. Wildfire Air Quality Rating (WAQR) used for PM 2.5

FRIDAY: The upper trough will continue to be centered over the western OR, with generally dry conditions and light winds, oriented mostly NW, expected in the fire regions. Accompanying this scenario will be an increase in mixing levels over inland areas. This scenario will likely improve smoke dispersion in areas not located east and southeast of active fires. Also, some areas near the coast will likely see reduced low cloud cover in the afternoon and warmer surface conditions. Elevated smoke levels will likely persist downwind of existing fires.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK: The upper level trough persists over the region Saturday and Sunday, but weakens. Low-level winds will likely be oriented N to NW. Areas to the south and SE of active fires will likely see significantly elevated levels of smoke particulates at times. Generally dry conditions are expected

Air Quality Monitoring Map      http://www.deq.state.or.us/lab/aqm/stations/kfp10118.htm