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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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