988  
AEUS76 KOTX 222158  
AQAOTX  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA  
258 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
WAC007-017-047-232200-  
CHELAN-DOUGLAS-OKANOGAN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WENATCHEE, LEAVENWORTH, CASHMERE, ENTIAT,  
CHELAN, MANSON, PLAIN, EAST WENATCHEE, BRIDGEPORT, WATERVILLE,  
DOUGLAS, OMAK, OKANOGAN, TONASKET, BREWSTER, OROVILLE, MAZAMA,  
WINTHROP, METHOW, TWISP, AND CONCONULLY  
258 PM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:  
 
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR CHELAN, DOUGLAS, AND  
OKANOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO CURRENT AND EXPECTED  
SMOKE FROM REGIONAL FIRES. PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) MAY REACH  
UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR AREAS DOWNWIND FROM ACTIVE WILDFIRES. BE SURE TO  
CHECK AIR MONITORS IN YOUR AREA BEFORE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.  
 
WHEN AIR QUALITY IS UNHEALTHY, EVERYONE SHOULD REDUCE EXPOSURE.  
LIMIT TIME OUTSIDE, AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, AND FOLLOW TIPS  
FOR CLEANER INDOOR AIR.  
 

 
 
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