KLAMATH COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION WILDFIRE SEASON DAILY UPDATE/FORECAST FOR AIR QUALITY

 

The Air Quality outlook for today Thursday August 4th, 2016, from 8:00 am until 8:00 am THURSDAY August 5th, 2016 is forecasted to be “Good to Moderate””, air quality, however some people may be unusually sensitive to particle pollution and may need to take precautions if the air quality reaches moderate levels. between the hours of  5:00 pm to 10:00 pm today  moderate levels of smoke are forecasted to come into fort klamath and chiloquin areas from THE BYBEE CREEK WILDFIRE THAT IS CURRENTLY BURNING AT CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK.  Our forecasted mixing heights after 2:00 Am TOMORROW MORNING are expected to drop down to low levels for approximately 7 hours. The klamath basin is expexted to continue to get good air quality, however we will be coming very close to reaching low moderate air quality levels due to some smoke coming in from the crater lake fire, and other fires burning thoughout the state and california.

Weather conditions and smoke levels can vary dramatically during wildfires, not only from one day to the next but on an hourly basis. Smoke may also impact one portion of a community but not another.