AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 847 AM PST MON DEC 28 2009
AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
THE AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY.
* A LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA INTO
TUESDAY MORNING. THIS INVERSION WILL CONTINUE TO INHIBIT THE
MIXING OF THE LOW LEVEL AIR MASS UNTIL A FRONT APPROACHES
LATER WEDNESDAY.
* THE LACK OF MIXING WILL KEEP POLLUTANTS...SUCH AS WOOD SMOKE
AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS...TRAPPED IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE...
THUS REDUCING AIR QUALITY.
* THE MOST LIKELY PLACES TO EXPERIENCE REDUCED AIR QUALITY WILL
BE ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-5 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF SEATTLE...AND
OVER THE HOOD CANAL AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS BASED ON WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT IS
NOT AN AIR POLLUTION ADVISORY OR FORECAST. AIR POLLUTION
ADVISORIES AND FORECASTS ARE ISSUED BY AIR QUALITY AGENCIES.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS.
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CERNIGLIA
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