Several air quality alerts are in effect for Los Angeles County and the surrounding areas, but San Diego has not yet been affected.
As of Thursday night, no air quality alerts have been issued in San Diego County, but NBC 7's team of meteorologists are tracking wind movements to determine whether locals will begin to see or smell smoke."We're watching that down here to see if any of that smoke ends up migrating down toward San Diego County. So far, we have not seen it," NBC 7 meteorologist Greg Bledsoe said, adding that over the next 12 hours, smoke from the wildfires seems to be billowing offshore.
"Very good news, not necessarily seeing or expecting any of that smoke to make its way down here ," Bledsoe said.An onshore flow could push smoke that has gone off the coast back toward us, but that remains to be seen, Bledsoe added. Southern California residents to remain indoors with their windows closed and wear N-95 masks if they have to go outside.
When an air quality alert is issued, smoke and windblown dust may be creating particle pollution, which could be an issue for those with respiratory problems like asthma and the elderly, according to the NWS."Particle pollution can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems such as heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks and difficulty breathing," the NWS said.
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