Seeing or smelling smoke? Well, it's from wildfires burning in Northern California and Oregon and high winds are causing a Fire Weather Watch and could possibly force PG&E shutoffs.
An air quality advisory has been issued for the San Francisco Bay Area due to wildfires burning in Northern California and Oregon.There was so much smoke in the Bay Area on Tuesday that you could hardly see the Bay Bridge. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued another air quality advisory for Wednesday because of smoke coming into the region from wildfires further north in California and Oregon.
Anyone who smells smoke is advised to stay inside with windows and doors closed and to set air conditioning units and car vent systems to re-circulate to stop outside air from coming inside, according to the air district.click here to view the full map in a new window Hazy conditions will continue Wednesday with breezy winds up to 40 mph in the higher elevations. The low humidity and gusty winds will mean any fires that break out will grow quickly.
The utility says a Public Safety Power Shutoff is possible in eight Northern California counties Thursday.Residents react to the smokeThe smoke is so thick -- from the Port of Oakland, you could barely see the San Francisco skyline."It's very smoky. It smells like a campfire," said Sarah Ryherd of San Francisco.
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