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AEUS71 KBOX 272012  
AQABOX  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
412 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2023  
 
RIZ001>008-290300-  
NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-  
EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FOSTER, SMITHFIELD, PROVIDENCE, COVENTRY,  
WEST GREENWICH, EAST GREENWICH, WARWICK, WEST WARWICK, BRISTOL,  
NARRAGANSETT, WESTERLY, NEWPORT, AND NEW SHOREHAM  
412 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2023  
   
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS ISSUED  
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE, FROM 11 AM TO  
11 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE  
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY  
STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE RHODE ISLAND  
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT WEBSITE AT:  
 
HTTPS://BIT.LY/25SDNTM  
 

 
 
MAZ020>024-290300-  
SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-  
NANTUCKET MA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD, MATTAPOISETT,  
CHATHAM, FALMOUTH, PROVINCETOWN, VINEYARD HAVEN, AND NANTUCKET  
412 PM EDT THU JUL 27 2023  
   
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED  
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE, FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT  
FRIDAY.  
 
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS  
WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY  
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.  
 
AIR IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, SUCH AS THOSE  
WITH ASTHMA, LUNG OR HEART DISEASE, AND OLDER ADULTS. SENSITIVE  
CHILDREN AND ADULTS SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.  
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE MASSACHUSETTS  
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE AT:  
HTTPS://TINYURL.COM/3RXB4ZF9  
 

 
 
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