664  
AEUS75 KPSR 201714  
AQAPSR  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
1014 AM MST MON NOV 20 2023  
 
CAZ564-565-567-202200-  
CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS-IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHEAST-IMPERIAL VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IMPERIAL HOT MINERAL SPRINGS, WINTERHAVEN,  
EL CENTRO, CALEXICO, ALAMORIO, AND BRAWLEY  
914 AM PST MON NOV 20 2023  
 
...AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO ELEVATED PARTICULATE MATTER LEVELS FROM  
WINDBLOWN DUST...  
 
THE IMPERIAL COUNTY APCD HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO  
INCREASED PARTICULATE MATTER FROM BLOWING DUST. THE AIR QUALITY  
ALERT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON AT 2PM PST.  
 
IN AREAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY HIGH LEVELS OF WINDBLOWN DUST, LIMIT  
YOUR EXPOSURE BY REMAINING INDOORS WITH WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED AND  
AVOIDING VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. RUN YOUR AIR CONDITIONER OR AN  
AIR PURIFIER. IF TEMPERATURES ALLOW, AVOID USING WHOLE HOUSE FANS OR  
SWAMP COOLERS THAT BRING IN OUTSIDE AIR.  
 
EXPOSURE TO HIGH PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH  
PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ASTHMA ATTACKS, HEART AND LUNG DISEASE SYMPTOMS,  
AND INCREASED RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. PEOPLE WITH HEART OR  
LUNG DISEASES SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR DOCTOR'S ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH  
EPISODES OF UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY. CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, AND  
PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART DISEASE SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED  
EXPOSURE AND STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES WHEN PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS ARE  
HIGH.  
 
TO HELP MINIMIZE OUTDOOR PARTICULATE LEVELS:  
• CARPOOL, TELECOMMUTE, REDUCE TRIPS, OR TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION  
• SLOW DOWN IF DRIVING ON DIRT ROADS  
• STABILIZE LOOSE SOILS  
 
LEVELS OF PARTICULATE MATTER CAN VARY HOUR BY HOUR AND BY LOCATION  
DEPENDING ON WIND CONDITIONS.  
 
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECAST AIR QUALITY WITHIN IMPERIAL COUNTY  
VISIT THE IMPERIAL COUNTY AIR QUALITY WEBSITE AT  
HTTP://WWW.IMPERIALVALLEYAIR.ORG/ OR FOLLOW ICAPCD ON TWITTER,  
FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM (@COUNTY_AIR).  
 
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS, VISIT THE SOUTH  
COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WEBSITE AT AQMD.GOV OR  
DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP AT WWW.AQMD.GOV/MOBILEAPP. ADDITIONAL  
DETAILS FOR THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT MAY BE AVAILABLE AT  
WWW.AQMD.GOV/ADVISORY.  
 
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS, VISIT THE MOJAVE  
DESERT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WEBSITE AT MDAQMD.CA.GOV.   
ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT MAY BE AVAILABLE AT  
WWW.MDAQMD.CA.GOV/ADVISORIES.  
 

 
 
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