The agency predicted that air quality levels could slip into concerning levels for sensitive groups, like older people, children, and those with respiratory conditions like asthma. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The Bay Area Air Quality Management District recommends that Bay Area residents stay indoors with windows and doors closed if they see smoke in their immediate vicinity. Wildfire smoke from the Pacific Northwest could settle over the Bay Area, impacting air quality in the coming days, according to climate officials. It’s moving south, and those smokes are expected to drift and move down along the coast,” said Duc Nguyen, a meteorologist with the Bay Area air district. “Essentially, it’s going to enter the Bay Area right through the Golden Gate area.”