TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Thursday notes, as smoke and heat alerts continue 1%
8/5/2026, 11:02:00 PM
Keywords: Traffic, Weather, Transit, Smoke Alert, Heat Advisory, Metro Buses, Water Taxi, Washington State Ferries, Mariners, Bridge Cameras, Sdot
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Loss Aversion, and Negativity Bias, with Status Quo Bias as the most egregious example at 17.1% saturation with 42 hits. Analysis detected 203 faulty-reasoning hits from 245 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 1.8% and a BS Rank of 1% (28,267 of 28,486 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 99.20% of the article peer group.
6:02 AM: Good morning.
It's Thursday, August 6, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The Air Quality Alert continues until 5 pm for smoke (check the current pollution level here), and the Heat Advisory continues through 10 pm.
But the forecast only suggests a high around 80 (it was 87 yesterday).
Sunrise was at 5:53 am today; sunset will be at 8:36 pm.
TRANSIT TODAY
Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule, but a stop closure downtown starting today and continuing for the next week will affect multiple West Seattle-bound buses – the southbound 3rd/Columbia stop, for Routes 21 56, 57, and 125, plus RapidRide C and H.
Details here.
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular summer schedule, with extra Friday/Saturday/Sunday runs including later-night schedule Fridays and Saturdays.
Washington State Ferries – Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route is on the regular three-boat schedule; check the alert page for last-minute changes.
STADIUM ZONE
Day game for the Mariners today, 1:10 pm vs.
Detroit.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
Here are four bridge views from the SDOT map:
High Bridge – Here's the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here's the westward view.
Also note, maritime-opening info is available via X (ex-Twitter):
1st Avenue South Bridge:
See a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water?
Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302.
Thank you!
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