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AEUS75 KGJT 102210
AQAGJT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
410 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2026
COC113-053-111-091-033-085-111500-
SAN MIGUEL-HINSDALE-SAN JUAN-OURAY-DOLORES-MONTROSE-
410 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2026
...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 900 AM
FRIDAY UNTIL 900 AM SATURDAY...
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT HAS
ISSUED THE FOLLOWING...
WHAT...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.
WHERE...MONTROSE, OURAY, SAN MIGUEL, DOLORES, SAN JUAN AND
HINSDALE COUNTIES. LOCATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MONTROSE, NUCLA, OURAY, TELLURIDE, DOVE CREEK, SILVERTON AND LAKE
CITY.
WHEN...900 AM FRIDAY JULY 10 TO 900 AM SATURDAY JULY 11
IMPACTS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN COLORADO AND
UTAH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH AT LEAST
SATURDAY MORNING.
HEALTH INFORMATION...PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS: IF SMOKE IS
THICK OR BECOMES THICK IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD YOU MAY WANT TO REMAIN
INDOORS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE,
RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES, THE VERY YOUNG, AND OLDER ADULTS. CONSIDER
LIMITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WHEN MODERATE TO HEAVY SMOKE IS PRESENT.
CONSIDER RELOCATING TEMPORARILY IF SMOKE IS PRESENT INDOORS AND IS
MAKING YOU ILL. IF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 5 MILES IN SMOKE IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SMOKE HAS REACHED LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY.
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