December 5, 2011
Effective 2:30 PM, PST today, Monday, December 05, 2011.
The Stage 1 Burn Ban recently declared for Upper and Lower Yakima County has now been upgraded to a Stage 2 Burn Ban.
- Agricultural Burn allocation: are 0 piles per request for Upper Yakima County and 0 for the Lower Yakima County areas today.
- Monitor value for Yakima, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange);
- Monitor value for Toppenish, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange);
- Ventilation is POOR; Dispersion is POOR,with an upper level inversion lasting all day and windspeeds light and variable today and tonight (less than 5 mph).
- The NWS Air Stagnation Advisory is posted to last through today but will likely be extended into tomorrow.
- An upgrade from Stage 1 to Stage 2 Burn Ban is necessary to prevent worsening air quality conditions.
- We will continue to evaluate the burn ban status
Please Note: Restrictions may differ within the exterior boundaries of the Yakama Reservation. The Yakama
Nation is addressing air quality issues in conjunction with the EPA, under the Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR). For up-to-date information there, please call 1-800-424-4EPA (1-800-424-4372) and ask for the FARR Hotline or visit the Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR) website for the current burn status at www.epa.gov/r10earth/FARR.htm .
We make every effort to ensure that all burn ban announcements and restrictions are posted. Always call or visit your county and local clean air agency and check the DNR fire danger for the most current information.
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