Know that glows little faint showing the bay that is the smoke plume that is hanging out right along the western Sierra Nevada thats where all the smoke is just clumped up right now it is gradually falling into the Central Valley and defusing its way into the bay area. Weve also got some smoke working its way in from the fog and marine layer seeing offshore score getting it from both sides which is definitely not been a welcome. Change of with the light winds remaining light across the bay not enough to be forcing any of the existing haze out of the region. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s right now at least we do not have a heat wave on our hands. Alameda and san mateo each at 58 degrees hayward in oakland at 61, so its a cool start to what will be a comfortable rest of your day. Robin. All right, thank you john were checking in on the bridges which continue to improve around the bay area but i just got word of a new problem in San Francisco. So lets go outside and check in on the road
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But, mike, youre saying extra care through the cone zone . Thats right. We always advice folks to slow down whenever we see anybody working on the roadway, caltrans crews deserve that. Looking toward where theres fog through the livermore area, kari talked about threequarters of a mile visibility, no speed slowing on most of the bay, but here its unusually jammed up eastbound 580 over toward where were doing paving work approaching grant line road. You will see flares, the closure of the off ramp possibly until 7 00 a. M. , this could be as long as that slow down lasts, you may want to use the altamonte pass road through the area as well. Again, tougher visibility where the highlight is, this yellowishorangish color that will be the factor through the trivalley. Watch the construction crews on 580 and clearing through the Oakland Hills over the next half hour. No major slowing getting towards the bay bridge, pretty smooth easy drive. There is a minor delay from bart, watching that out
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