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UPDATE–Hazardous Air Stuck in TC til Likely Friday
"AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT FRIDAY... The Washington State Department of Ecology has extended the Air Quality Alert...now in effect until noon PDT Friday. A Smoke Air Quality Alert has been issued. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to remain at unhealthy levels." According to the National Weather Service Monday, the hazardous or at least poor air is sticking around, largely due to inversions and weather conditions. we could see it breaking up by Friday, perhaps some rain.
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