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AEUS75 KREV 091554
AQAREV
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
854 AM PDT THU AUG 9 2018
CAZ072-NVZ002-003-110000-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
854 AM PDT THU AUG 9 2018
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR CARSON CITY AND ALPINE AND DOUGLAS
COUNTIES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
SMOKE FROM THE DONNELL FIRE IS SETTLING INTO ALPINE COUNTY, THE
CARSON VALLEY AND CARSON CITY EACH NIGHT. THIS IS RESULTING IN
DEGRADED AIR QUALITY WITH AIR QUALITY INDEX READINGS IN THE
UNHEALTHY TO HAZARDOUS BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
AIR QUALITY SHOULD INCREASE EACH AFTERNOON AS AFTERNOON BREEZES
DEVELOP AND MIX THE SMOKE HIGHER INTO THE AIR. BUT, DEPENDING ON
HOW ACTIVE THE FIRE IS EACH AFTERNOON, INCREASED WINDS COULD
PRODUCE MORE SMOKE THAT WILL START THE CYCLE OF DETERIORATING
OVERNIGHT AIR QUALITY AGAIN.
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX IN THE VERY UNHEALTHY OR HAZARDOUS RANGE
MEANS THE ENTIRE POPULATION IS MORE LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY REFER TO AIRNOW.GOV,
GBUAPCD.ORG, OR TOOLS.AIRFIRE.ORG.
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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