STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — For the moment, the latest Canadian wildfires are not forecast to send a dystopian, surface-level haze to the streets of New York City. However, smoke from the flames is already wafting overhead, according to Tom Kines, a senior meteorologist with AccuWeather .

“Even today (Tuesday) the sky’s got a little bit of a hazy look to it, which is from some of the smoke from those Canadian wildfires,” Kines told the Advance/SILive.com.

As of 11 a.m., the city had an air-quality index of 50, according to AirNow . The air quality is forecast to worsen before the end of the day, ultimately reaching a value of 58, which denotes “moderate” air quality.

Anything less than 50 is designated as “good.”

Under the moderate conditions forecast for Tuesday, those “unusually sensit

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