Some of the skies above New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia can be hazy, but that's due to smog. Residents in those areas Monday saw a different kind of haze on a day that was sunny and mild -- the smoke blowing east from the deadly California wildfires, WNBC reported.
Gary Szatkowski, the former head of the National Weather Service's Mount Holly, New Jersey, office, tweeted a map from NOAA showing the direction of the smoke as it advanced on the East Coast, NJ.com reported. The smoke could be seen from Philadelphia to the metropolitan New York City area, Szatkowski said.
So if you thought it was just a bit hazy this afternoon, we have a California fire smoke plume moving through. pic.twitter.com/PsYNlAWrgA
— Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) November 19, 2018
The smoke is not expected to be a health hazard on the East Coast. Last week, meteorologist Tom Kines told the Rockland/Westchester Journal News, "The smoke is so high up in the atmosphere. It's kind of diluted anyway as it heads eastward."
Wow. I knew tonight’s sunset over New York City seemed different, and I should’ve realized! Wildfire smoke is in the air, all the way from California. Observation and map via @GarySzatkowski + my photo along the Hudson River. #NYwx pic.twitter.com/8OHxx6QNsw
— Kathryn Prociv (@KathrynProciv) November 19, 2018
People from different parts of the country have also been tweeting about the haze:
A heavy blanket of fog still hovers over the city of Portland. Hidden in that fog is smoke and haze from the California wildfires. Our AQI is “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” - people with asthma, lung disease, older adults & kids. This could last through the middle of next week. pic.twitter.com/RIGK3tDZRB
— Wesleigh Ogle KATU (@WesleighOgle) November 15, 2018
All that haze we're seeing here today in Salt Lake City I'm told is smoke from the California wildfires! Really puts the immensity of those fires into perspective! pic.twitter.com/fRG5jjgMmf
— Steve Van Dinter (@svandinter) November 16, 2018
Smoke from the California wildfires could carry to Dallas and the East Coast, according to a NOAA forecast. Some meteorologists in New York have reported seeing some haze. https://t.co/QBKEpEGZLf
— Jesus Jimenez (@jesus_jimz) November 19, 2018
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