Idaho Palouse Air Quality Alert

This from the National Weather Service

1053 am PDT Fri Aug 4 2017

An air quality alert has been issued by the following agencies:

Idaho department of environmental quality in Lewiston
Idaho department of environmental quality in Coeur D'Alene
Nez Perce tribe
Coeur D'Alene tribe
Kootenai tribe of Idaho

Idaho counties within the air quality alert include:

Benewah
Bonner
boundary
Kootenai
Shoshone
Latah
Lewis
 Nez Perce

Some communities included are: Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Kellogg, 
Coeur D'Alene, St Maries, Moscow, Potlatch, Kamiah, Craigmont, 
Nezperce, Winchester, Lewiston, and Gifford.

... Air quality alert in effect until noon PDT Wednesday August 9th... 

Smoke from wildfires in Canada, eastern washntana is 
expected to affect north Idaho as north and east winds push smoke 
around the inland northwest this week. Air quality will vary between 
good and unhealthy depending on wind direction and time of day.

Children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory illnesses are
most at risk of serious health effects. If you experience respiratory
distress, you should speak with your physician.

For additional information on wildland fire smoke impacting
Idaho visit the Idaho smoke blog at http://idsmoke.Blogspot.Com