Need info on anaheim air quality (due to fires)

[disneymom1]

We are scheduled to fly to Anaheim on Saturday Nov 1 for a long awaited visit to Disneyland. My mother who has mild to moderate respiratory problems will be with us.

We are considering cancelling our trip because of the poor air quality in the Anaheim area. Eventhough it will cost us about $300 to cancel we fiqure that would be the better alternative if we will not be able to enjoy going to the parks because of smokey air.

The EPA air quality report from Tuesday seems to indicate that there are health concerns for individuals with respiratory problems. While I plan to monitor that report up until Friday, I would like to get some information from locals regarding the quality of the air as well.

The weather channel is predicting that conditions should improve in the next few days. If someone that lives near Anaheim could monitor the situation and give me updates on the air quality until Friday, I would really appreciate it. We will probably not make a final decision on whether to go on our trip until Friday afternoon.

Thanks

 

[jordanyosh]

I live about 5 minutes from DL and it was bad Sun-Tues. Today was much better and should continue to improve the rest of the week. It should be fine by the weekend. I will give you an update tomorrow.

 

[year2late]

We just got back.

My mother has emphysema (not on oxygen though) and she would have had a tough time (to say the least) if she had been with us.

Today was definitely better in terms of smoke and ash, but the fires are far from over. The Santa Ana winds make the whole situation quite unpredictable.

 

[IslandHap]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
945 PM PST WED OCT 29 2003

...CONTINUED COOLER WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS...

ALL AREAS WILL SEE THE COOLING TREND CONTINUE THOUGH FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...MAINLY
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HERE ARE THE EXPECTED CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

...TONIGHT...
A LARGE AND DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD OUT OF
WESTERN CANADA DOWN THE COAST INTO CALIFORNIA. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH TO THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE SMOKE WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...THOUGH THE DESERTS AND
PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THICK SMOKE. THE COASTAL MARINE
LAYER WILL DEEPEN TO ABOUT 3000 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT.

...THURSDAY...
THE MARINE LAYER WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND BRING HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. ONLY SLIGHT
INCREASES IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL OCCUR OVER EAST SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS HOWEVER. BY MIDDAY THE DEPTH OF THE MARINE LAYER WILL BE
ABOUT 4000 FEET. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.
VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESTRICTED BY SMOKE IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
CLOUDS WILL FILL THE COASTAL BASIN FROM THE COASTAL SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS WESTWARD AND LINGER THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY. A FEW SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THESE AREAS DUE MOSTLY TO THE 5500-FOOT DEEP
MARINE LAYER. HUMIDITIES WILL FINALLY INCREASE DRAMATICALLY OVER THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY BUT DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO MOSTLY 20 TO 30 MPH.
VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESTRICTED BY SMOKE IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

...FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...
WITH THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEEPENING...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF
RAIN OVER ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE LOWER DESERTS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 1/4 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ALONG COASTAL SLOPES. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL FALL TO 7000 FEET...BUT LITTLE SNOW IS EXPECTED. WESTERLY
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
RESTRICTED BY SMOKE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AT TIMES.

...SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
CLOUDY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED AS THE TROUGH WEAKENS.
THE RAIN SHOULD END...BUT WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE.