Special Weather Statement As of 6:22 am PDT on July 24, 2008
... Areas of smoke will continue over parts of the interior of northern California...
Satellite imagery indicated a large area of smoke from the yolla Bolly fire complex spread northeast into the Redding and Red Bluff areas and towards Burney yesterday. Smoke also covers much of the northern and central Sacramento Valley. The smoke has been dense enough to restrict visibilities to below 3 miles overnight for portions of Shasta and Tehama County.
Light surface winds today and Friday are expected to maintain very smoky conditions over the Shasta County mountains and northern Sacramento Valley. Meanwhile... the continuation of a moderate Delta breeze is expected to allow for better visibility and air quality in the southern Sacramento Valley.
Smoke from fire complexes in Butte and Plumas counties is expected to continue to spread towards Lake Almanor and Quincy today.
The smoky conditions will result in poor air quality and people are advised to limit outdoor activities and prolonged exposure to the smoky air... especially those with respiratory conditions. For additional health tips on dealing with the smoke... please visit http://www.Oes.CA.Gov/heatwave... or contact your local County air quality district for further details.
Jclapp
622 PM PDT Thu Jul 24 2008
... Areas of smoke will continue over parts of the interior of northern California...
Satellite imagery indicated a large area of smoke from the yolla Bolly fire complex spread northeast into the Redding and Red Bluff areas and towards Burney yesterday. Smoke also covers much of the northern and central Sacramento Valley. The smoke has been dense enough to restrict visibilities to below 3 miles overnight for portions of Shasta and Tehama County.
Light surface winds today and Friday are expected to maintain very smoky conditions over the Shasta County mountains and northern Sacramento Valley. Meanwhile... the continuation of a moderate Delta breeze is expected to allow for better visibility and air quality in the southern Sacramento Valley.
Smoke from fire complexes in Butte and Plumas counties is expected to continue to spread towards Lake Almanor and Quincy today.
The smoky conditions will result in poor air quality and people are advised to limit outdoor activities and prolonged exposure to the smoky air... especially those with respiratory conditions. For additional health tips on dealing with the smoke... please visit http://www.Oes.CA.Gov/heatwave... or contact your local County air quality district for further details.
Jclapp
855 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2008
... Areas of smoke will continue over parts of the interior of northern California...
Satellite imagery indicated a large area of smoke from the yolla Bolly fire complex... near Paskenta... spread northeast into the Redding area and towards Burney during the day on Wednesday. The smoke was dense enough to lower visibilities to 3 miles or less over portions of Shasta County.
Smoke also covers much of the northern and central Sacramento Valley... and drifted as far south as Marysville by Wednesday evening. A moderate Delta breeze is expected to be strong enough to keep most of the smoke from spreading much further south into the southern Sacramento Valley tonight.
Light winds overnight and during the day on Thursday are expected to maintain very smoky conditions over the Shasta County mountains and northern Sacramento Valley. Meanwhile... the continuation of a moderate Delta breeze is expected to allow for better visibility and air quality in the southern Sacramento Valley.
Smoke from fire complexes in Butte and Plumas counties is expected to continue to spread towards Almanor and Quincy and through Thursday.
The smoky conditions will result in poor air quality and people are advised to limit outdoor activities and prolonged exposure to the smoky air... especially those with respiratory conditions. For additional health tips on dealing with the smoke... please visit http://www.Oes.CA.Gov/heatwave... or contact your local County air quality district for further details.
Jhm
855 PM PDT Wed Jul 23 2008
... Areas of smoke will continue over parts of the interior of northern California...
Satellite imagery indicated a large area of smoke from the yolla Bolly fire complex... near Paskenta... spread northeast into the Redding area and towards Burney during the day on Wednesday. The smoke was dense enough to lower visibilities to 3 miles or less over portions of Shasta County.
Smoke also covers much of the northern and central Sacramento Valley... and drifted as far south as Marysville by Wednesday evening. A moderate Delta breeze is expected to be strong enough to keep most of the smoke from spreading much further south into the southern Sacramento Valley tonight.
Light winds overnight and during the day on Thursday are expected to maintain very smoky conditions over the Shasta County mountains and northern Sacramento Valley. Meanwhile... the continuation of a moderate Delta breeze is expected to allow for better visibility and air quality in the southern Sacramento Valley.
Smoke from fire complexes in Butte and Plumas counties is expected to continue to spread towards Almanor and Quincy and through Thursday.
The smoky conditions will result in poor air quality and people are advised to limit outdoor activities and prolonged exposure to the smoky air... especially those with respiratory conditions. For additional health tips on dealing with the smoke... please visit http://www.Oes.CA.Gov/heatwave... or contact your local County air quality district for further details.
Special Weather Statement As of 6:22 am PDT on July 24, 2008
