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AEUS73 KFGF 221951
AQAFGF
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO/GRAND FORKS ND
251 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2025
MNZ001-004>009-013>016-260400-
EAST MARSHALL-EAST POLK-KITTSON-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NORTH BELTRAMI-
NORTH CLEARWATER-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-ROSEAU-WEST MARSHALL-WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE TRIBAL NATIONS OF RED LAKE AND WHITE EARTH
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROOKSTON, EAST GRAND FORKS, AND ROSEAU
251 PM CDT TUE JUL 22 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE PARTICLES POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX
(AQI) IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED OR UNHEALTHY CATEGORY.
* WHERE...NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY TO 11 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SOME MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH
EFFECTS. SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, MAY
EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A BAND OF HEAVY SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN
SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA IS MOVING SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN MANITOBA
AND WILL REACH NORTHWEST MINNESOTA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A
STATIONARY FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE FOR
MOST OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY, WHICH WILL KEEP GROUND-LEVEL SMOKE
CONFINED TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
EAST AND EXIT THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND BY THURSDAY MORNING NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE STATE. THIS WILL ALLOW SMOKE TO
MOVE QUICKLY SOUTHEAST AND SMOKE WILL REACH NORTHEAST, CENTRAL, AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ALERT WILL LIKELY NEED
TO BE EXPANDED FOR THURSDAY. AIR QUALITY IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY FRIDAY, WHICH WILL PUSH
THE SMOKE BACK TO THE NORTH. AIR QUALITY SHOULD IMPROVE GRADUALLY
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE (INCLUDING
ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, SHOULD AVOID
PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION.
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION, SUCH
AS OUTDOOR BURNING, AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.
REDUCE VEHICLE TRIPS AND VEHICLE IDLING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS.
FOR INFORMATION ON CURRENT AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA AND TO
SIGN UP FOR DAILY AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND ALERT NOTIFICATIONS BY
EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, PHONE, OR THE EPA AIRNOW MOBILE APP, VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR-WATER-LAND-CLIMATE/CURRENT-AIR-
QUALITY-CONDITIONS. YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH
AND AIR QUALITY AT HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR-WATER-LAND-
CLIMATE/AIR-QUALITY-AND-HEALTH.
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