Slight haze expected on Wednesday: NEA

The air quality is expected to be in the Moderate range on Wednesday (Sep 3), says the National Environment Agency.
Channel NewsAsia 1 Sep 15;

SINGAPORE: Slight haze may be expected on Wednesday (Sep 2), with the air quality forecast to be in the Moderate range, said the National Environment Agency (NEA).

In an advisory, NEA said the number of hotspots in Sumatra increased to 380 on Tuesday, up from 222 on Monday.

In Singapore, the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was 91 at 8pm and the 24-hour reading was 63-70, which is in the Moderate range.

“Widespread moderate to dense” smoke haze was observed in southern and central Sumatra on Tuesday, NEA added. There may be “occasional slight haze” in Singapore on Wednesday if the winds shift to blow from the south, the agency said.

- CNA/xq