North Bay residents ought to keep away from spending an excessive amount of time exterior Sunday because of smoke from a southwestern Oregon wildfire, in accordance with the Bay Space Air District.
The company issued an air high quality advisory from late Saturday by Sunday as a result of smoke from the 17,316-acre Moon Complicated Hearth drifted south, blended with the marine layer and unfold west into the Bay Space, the company mentioned in a information launch.
As of early Sunday afternoon, most of Sonoma County had air high quality index values between 100 and 150, indicating a stage that’s unhealthy for delicate teams resembling , in accordance with PurpleAir. Santa Rosa and Petaluma had AQI values between about 100 and 120 and Sonoma had between 90 and 110. Areas nearer the coast confirmed worse air circumstances, with Bodega recording about 150.
In Napa County, circumstances have been barely higher with most areas recording AQI between about 70 and 120. Ranges from 50 to 100 point out an air high quality that’s “acceptable” however may very well be a danger for folks delicate to air air pollution. Napa had AQI values between 80 and 110, St. Helena noticed between 70 and 100 and Calistoga had between 100 and 120, in accordance with PurpleAir.
By Sunday, Napa and Sonoma county residents might see hazy skies and scent smoke.
To keep away from smoke publicity, folks ought to attempt to keep inside with the home windows closed, set automotive vent methods to re-circulate or go to a location with filtered air, resembling a library or buying heart, in accordance with the air district.
