| Large wildfires are ongoing in both Canada
and the Pacific Northwest region. Ambient smoke from fires in Canada and
Colorado has been hanging over the area for the past few days and will
continue to do so. A weak cold front will move through the area Wednesday
morning changing mid-level flow to a northwesterly pattern. This will draw
additional smoke from the wildfires in the Pacific Northwest which will
settle into the lower levels. Expect particulate levels to remain in the
Moderate Category for the remainder of the week. Stagnant flow over the state
may also result in ozone levels flirting with the moderate category towards
the end of the week with slightly higher values in the metro areas. |