Smoke smothers Washington; Downey fire grows to 1,000 acres

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

DARRINGTON — A massive plume of West Coast wildfire smoke billowed to Puget Sound on Friday, making air unhealthy for everyone and blanketing cities in ashy clouds.

Air quality in Snohomish County was expected to get worse, according to the state Department of Ecology. It may not let up until Monday, when rain showers are predicted to improve air quality throughout the region.

“We are seeing very unhealthy and hazardous levels of air pollution throughout the state,” Ecology director Laura Watson said at a Friday news conference.

She urged people to stay home this weekend, even if the skies don’t look hazy with smoke.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/downey-creek-fire-spreads-to-1000-acres-east-of-darrington/

[Sewa]

1. Smoke is horrible in Tri-Cities

Yesterday the AQI was 342. Today the AQI is 472. Smoke is funneling up the Columbia River from OR and CA to the Columbia Basin.

[iemitsu]

2. It is not quite as bad in the Puget Sound basin as it is east of the mountains

but it is still horrible.
Stay inside and inactive if you can.