PACIFIC
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE SKYLINE IS FUZZY.
>> IT'S AWFUL IS WHAT IT IS AND
AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE, WE
ARE GETTING LOTS OF PHOTOS FROM
OUR VIEWERS LIKE LYNN WHO SAID
WHEREFORE OUT THERE --
WHEREFORE ART THERE MOUNTAINS?
>>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Reporter: IN A MOMENT, WE
WILL CHECK IN WITH THE
METEOROLOGIST TO FIND OUT ABOUT
THE WHERE THERE.
FIND OUT HOW -- NOW WE GO TO
TED LAND.
TED LAND.
TED LAND. >> THIS IS THE WORST AIR
QUALITY WE HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. IT'S DANGEROUS FOR INFANTS AND
OLDER PEOPLE AND ANYONE WITH
RESPIRATORY ISSUES.
RESPIRATORY ISSUES. ANYONE WHO SPENT SOME TIME
OUTDOOR LIKELY EXPERIENCED
COUGHING, SCRATCHY THROAT --
SCRATCHY THROAT AND WATERY EYES.
>> AND IN WEST SEATTLE, THE
CITY MELTS INTO THE HAZE.
>> WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
I WAS SURPRISED.
>> Reporter: AND THREE FLOORS
UP, IT'S LIKE YOU ARE IN A CLOUD
. SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES IS
SEEPING INTO THE WESTERN PART
OF THE STOUT -- THE STATE,
BLANKING TENET IN GRAY. THE
CLEAN AIR AGENCY SAYS THIS IS
THE HIGHEST PARTICULAR --
PARTICULATE LEVEL SO FAR THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER.
SUMMER. >> IN TERMS OF THE SUMMERTIME
IMPACT, WE HAVEN'T SEEN THIS IN
A COUPLE OF DECADES.>>
Reporter: ON FACEBOOK, I ASKED
HOW IT IS IMPACTING YOU.
COURTNEY IS KEEPING HER KIDS
AND PETS INSIDE.
MELODY IS KEEPING HER INHALER
ON HAND.
ON HAND.
ON HAND. ON EVERY STREET CORNER, PEOPLE
ARE COUGHING.
ARE COUGHING. >> THESE FINE PARTICLES CAN
CAUSE HEART ATTACK AND STROKE.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE WITH
COMPROMISED HEALTH ARE URGED TO
STAY INSIDE AND CLOSURE WINDOWS
AND DOORS.
AND DOORS. JUST DOING THAT CAN CUT THE BAD
AIR QUALITY IN HALF.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN AIR
FILTER, YOU CAN MAKE ONE WITH A
FURNACE FILTER AND TAPE IT TO
THE BACK OF A BOX FAN.
PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR SAYS IT
GIVES A 90% IMPROVEMENT ON
PARTICLES.
PARTICLES. ALTHOUGH IT IS EXPECTED TO
APPROVE -- IMPROVE TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW, THE FIRES ARE STILL
BURNING AND THAT COULD CHANGE
ONCE AGAIN.
ONCE AGAIN. >> IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE
AND YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PARTICULAR MATTER IN THE AIR,
YOU SHOULD WEAR M-95 MASK.
IT WILL FILTER OUT A LOT OF THE
BAD STUFF SO YOU CAN GO ABOUT
YOUR BUSINESS OUTSIDE WHILE WE
WAIT FOR THE HAZE TO CLEAR.
BACK TO YOU GUYS.
>>> AND TED LAND, THANK YOU.
THAT'S THE QUESTION EVERYBODY
WANTS TO KNOW.
>>> AND BEN DERY JOINS US NOW
WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST.
>>>
>>> AND
>>> AND AT THE SURFACE, THE AIR QUALITY WILL IMPROVE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL
BE FRESH AIR OFF THE PACIFIC
OCEAN, BUT WE WILL SEE HAZE IN
THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE FOR A WHILE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
THE SMOKE AND HAZE LIKE WE ARE
SEEING IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
UP IN CANADA YOU CAN SEE THE
WILDFIRE SMOKE THAT IS DRIFTING
DOWN TO THE PUGET SOUND AREA
WITH A LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND.
BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER US, THAT SINKING MOTION IN
THE ATMOSPHERE IS PUSHING THE
SMOKE TO THE LOWEST LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE.
THE ATMOSPHERE. YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE OUT SOME
OF THE VALLEYS IN THE CASCADES
AND ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PICTURE.
THIS IS TODAY.
BACK IN JULY, THE AIR WAS MORE
CLEAR AND IT WILL TAKE A WHILE
TO SEE THIS.
WE ARE EXPECTING TO SEE
IMPROVING CONDITIONS, BUT IT
WILL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE. THIS
IS A FUNNY PICTURE OF JORDAN
STEELE RIGHT THERE.
LIMIT STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY AND USE RECIRCULATING
AIR, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE
DRIVING AROUND.
DRIVING AROUND. AND USE N 95 OR N 100 FACE MAX
TO PROTECT YOURSELVES FROM THE
-- MASKS TO PROTECT YOURSELVES
FROM THE AIR CONDITIONS.
>>> AND THANK YOU