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AEUS76 KPDT 251939
AQAPDT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1239 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
WAC037-071-261900-
KITTITAS-WALLA WALLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLENSBURG, CLE ELUM, EASTON, COLLEGE PLACE,
WALLA WALLA, BURBANK, WAITSBURG, AND PRESCOTT
1239 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY
THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
ALERT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR KITTITAS AND WALLA WALLA
COUNTIES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26 AT NOON DUE TO CURRENT AND
EXPECTED WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM REGIONAL FIRES. PARTICULATE MATTER
(PM2.5) MAY REACH UNHEALTHY TO SENSITIVE GROUPS TO UNHEALTHY LEVELS
FOR AREAS DIRECTLY DOWNWIND FROM ACTIVE FIRES, ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT
AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 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.
INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WEB SITE IS
AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.ECY.WA.GOV/AIR.HTML OR CALL 360-407-6000.
ORC059-261900-
UMATILLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HERMISTON, MILTON-FREEWATER, PENDLETON,
ATHENA, PILOT ROCK, STANFIELD, UMATILLA, UKIAH, AND HELIX
1239 PM PDT TUE AUG 25 2026
..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY.
FOR THE SMOKE AIR QUALITY ADVISORY, WILDFIRES BURNING IN THE REGION
COMBINED WITH FORECASTED CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE AIR QUALITY TO REACH
UNHEALTHY LEVELS.
POLLUTANTS IN SMOKE CAN CAUSE BURNING EYES, RUNNY NOSE, AGGRAVATE
HEART AND LUNG DISEASES, AND AGGRAVATE OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS.
LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND KEEP CHILDREN INDOORS IF IT IS SMOKY.
PLEASE FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE IF YOU HAVE A HEART OR LUNG CONDITION.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.OREGON.GOV/DEQ
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