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AEUS71 KOKX 182138
AQAOKX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
538 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2019
NYZ069>075-078>081-176>179-200300-
ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-SOUTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN NASSAU-
538 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2019
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM FRIDAY
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS
ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SUFFOLK...NASSAU...RICHMOND...KINGS...QUEENS...NEW YORK...BRONX...WES
CHESTER...ROCKLAND.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN
AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR OZONE.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX...OR AQI...WAS CREATED AS AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE
LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE, THE
GREATER THE HEALTH CONCERN.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED...THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF
POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG AND THOSE WITH PRE EXISTING RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE. THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER
CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WEBSITE AT, HTTPS://ON.NY.GOV/NYAQI, OR CALL
THE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 800-535-1345.
NJZ006-103>108-200300-
HUDSON-WESTERN BERGEN-EASTERN BERGEN-WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-
WESTERN UNION-EASTERN UNION-
538 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2019
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 11 PM
FRIDAY...
THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
EASTERN BERGEN...EASTERN ESSEX...EASTERN UNION...HUDSON...WESTERN
BERGEN...WESTERN ESSEX...WESTERN UNION.
AN OZONE ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED! OZONE IS FORECAST TO REACH
THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY ALONG THE I-95 CORRIDOR
DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES, SUNNY SKIES, AND LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, AND
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA, SHOULD AVOID
STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.
CTZ005>012-200300-
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-
538 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2019
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 11 PM
FRIDAY...
THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...
NORTHERN NEW LONDON...SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...
SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN NEW LONDON.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT OZONE WITHIN THE REGION MAY
APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY
ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY
BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE
CHILDREN, PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA, HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG
DISEASES, AND THE ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY. THE EFFECTS OF AIR
POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OR
EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.CT.GOV/DEEP/AQI
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