Relief
Marine air is instantly pouring into western Washington, speedily replacing the warm together with smoky air that has been inwards house since Sunday.
Wind chimes are ringing, leaves on trees are rustling, window shades are banging, the olfactory holding of fume is fading, together with at that topographic point is a feeling of normality together with well-being. The normal residue of nature is beingness restored. It is almost a religious experience.
Technically, nosotros are experiencing an onshore or marine push, likewise known equally the Northwest's natural air conditioning, together with it it beingness forced yesteryear an approaching upper-level trough (see upper marker map)
Temperatures at ix PM at Sea Tac was 65F tonight...it was 79F final night....an impressive 14F decline. And nosotros are merely getting started. Visibility has improved at all regional airports.
What yous actually desire to know close is air quality. The HRRRsmoke model forecast for ix PM shows the coast pretty clear, but amongst residual fume inland, especially over fundamental Puget Sound. That is consistent amongst the ruby Luna I come across outside.
But the story at ix AM Th is amazingly better, amongst the lowland pretty much cleaned up, amongst the sole exception beingness to a greater extent than or less the Maple burn downwards over the SE Olympic mountains together with its plumage extending to the NW. Those living inwards western WA volition experience energized together with reborn.
But equally inwards life, at that topographic point are winners together with losers.
Western Washington wins. Eastern Washington loses. Smoke from fires over the eastern slopes of the Cascades volition inundation eastern WA together with Idaho, together with increasing winds associated amongst the changes volition growth burn downwards threats on the eastern Cascade slopes. Enjoy the change.
______
7AM Update: Here is the particulate levels (PM2.5) ending seven AM inwards Seattle. Huge drop.
Wind chimes are ringing, leaves on trees are rustling, window shades are banging, the olfactory holding of fume is fading, together with at that topographic point is a feeling of normality together with well-being. The normal residue of nature is beingness restored. It is almost a religious experience.
Technically, nosotros are experiencing an onshore or marine push, likewise known equally the Northwest's natural air conditioning, together with it it beingness forced yesteryear an approaching upper-level trough (see upper marker map)
Temperatures at ix PM at Sea Tac was 65F tonight...it was 79F final night....an impressive 14F decline. And nosotros are merely getting started. Visibility has improved at all regional airports.
What yous actually desire to know close is air quality. The HRRRsmoke model forecast for ix PM shows the coast pretty clear, but amongst residual fume inland, especially over fundamental Puget Sound. That is consistent amongst the ruby Luna I come across outside.
But the story at ix AM Th is amazingly better, amongst the lowland pretty much cleaned up, amongst the sole exception beingness to a greater extent than or less the Maple burn downwards over the SE Olympic mountains together with its plumage extending to the NW. Those living inwards western WA volition experience energized together with reborn.
But equally inwards life, at that topographic point are winners together with losers.
Western Washington wins. Eastern Washington loses. Smoke from fires over the eastern slopes of the Cascades volition inundation eastern WA together with Idaho, together with increasing winds associated amongst the changes volition growth burn downwards threats on the eastern Cascade slopes. Enjoy the change.
______
7AM Update: Here is the particulate levels (PM2.5) ending seven AM inwards Seattle. Huge drop.
The 9:10 AM visible satellite icon shows depression clouds engulfing western Washington, but eastern Washington covered inwards smoke. Want Sun together with non much smoke? Head to the upper western slopes together with crest of the Cascades!
Comments
Post a Comment