Kitsap air quality affected by wildfire smoke. Here's how long it will linger

Kitsap County residents woke up Friday to a haze lingering over otherwise sunny conditions.

Easterly winds have brought smoke from several fires burning in eastern Washington and across the border in Canada into the Puget Sound region, according to the National Weather Service .

The smoke is likely the result of four fires, according to the Washington Smoke Blog . That includes the Shetland and Calcite Fires in British Columbia plus the Pioneer Fire near Lake Chelan and Retreat Fire near Yakima.

Smoke is expected to continue to drift over western Washington into Saturday. A majority of it is expected to remain aloft and above the surface, NWS said, limiting air quality impacts.

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As of Friday morning, most areas around Puget Sound were experiencing moderate air quality. Areas further south near Olympia and on the Olympic Peninsula were seeing few impacts.

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East Bremerton’s air quality monitoring station was reporting an Air Quality Index of 58, as of Friday morning. Quality is considered healthy when it is below 50. According to projections from the Washington Department of Ecology, air quality was expected to return to normal by Sunday.

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