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AEUS71 KALY 022058
AQAALY
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
458 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2025
NYZ032-033-042-040400-
NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-NORTHERN WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG MOOSE, EAGLE BAY, MCKEEVER, OLD FORGE,
ATWELL, NOBLEBORO, NORTHWOOD, LONG LAKE, SABATTIS, HOFFMEISTER,
WELLS, BOLTON LANDING, JOHNSBURG, NORTH CREEK, NORTH RIVER,
WARRENSBURG, AND HAGUE
458 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AT
ALBANY HAS ISSUED A AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR FINE
PARTICULATES.. FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR FINE PARTICULATES. 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.
VTZ013>015-040400-
BENNINGTON-WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STAMFORD, BENNINGTON, WOODFORD STATE PARK,
POWNAL, STRATTON, LONDONDERRY, BRATTLEBORO, GUILFORD CENTER,
WEST BRATTLEBORO, AND BELLOWS FALLS
458 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
ACTION ALERT FOR FINE PARTICULATES FROM WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED THE
CODE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY IN SOUTHERN
VERMONT. CONCENTRATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST IN THE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON SUNDAY.
WHO NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED?
FOR UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY – THE ENTIRE POPULATION.
FOR USG AIR QUALITY - SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE: PEOPLE WITH HEART OR
LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND TEENAGERS.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?
FOR UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY – EVERYONE SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
FOR USG AIR QUALITY - SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY
EXERTION. IT'S OK TO BE ACTIVE OUTSIDE, BUT TAKE MORE BREAKS AND DO
LESS INTENSE ACTIVITIES. WATCH FOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS COUGHING OR
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR ASTHMA ACTION PLANS AND KEEP QUICK-RELIEF MEDICINE HANDY.
IF YOU HAVE HEART DISEASE: SYMPTOMS SUCH AS PALPITATIONS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, OR UNUSUAL FATIGUE
MAY INDICATE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE, CONTACT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES WEBSITE AT
HTTPS://DEC.VERMONT.GOV/AIR-QUALITY/LOCAL-AIR- QUALITY-FORECASTS.
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