(KGTV) -- Many Bay Area residents woke up Wednesday to a smoky, dark orange sky as fires continue to burn in Northern California.
Bay Area TV station KGO reported strong winds have blown smoke and ash from fires in the Chico area and Mendocino National Forest into San Francisco and other parts of the Bay Area.
The combination of weather conditions and fire has created an apocalyptic-like view across the region and poor air quality for the area.
In a tweet, the National Weather Service Bay Area said: “As the winds weaken aloft, gravity will take over as the primary vertical transport of the smoke. Suspended smoke will descend closer to the surface and could lead to darker skies and worsening air quality today …”
As the winds weaken aloft, gravity will take over as the primary vertical transport of the smoke.
Suspended smoke will descend closer to the surface and could lead to darker skies and worsening air quality today. This is beyond the scope of our models so we rely on your reports!— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 9, 2020
Unprecedented amount of smoke in the atmosphere as a record number of acres burn across California & the West. From space, you can't even see @KarlTheFog & the marine layer as the smoke extends well out over the Pacific. #CAwx #CAFires #Smoke #BayArea @CAL_FIRE @NOAASatellites pic.twitter.com/hP77TlsDCb
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 9, 2020
