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WOCN21 CWVR 161045
SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT
FOR YUKON
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF YUKON
AT 3:45 A.M. MST MONDAY 16 JUNE 2025.
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SPECIAL AIR QUALITY STATEMENT FOR:
WHITEHORSE
TESLIN
PELLY - CARMACKS
FARO - ROSS RIVER
MAYO
DAWSON
CASSIAR MOUNTAINS
WATSON LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
SMOKE IS CAUSING OR EXPECTED TO CAUSE POOR AIR QUALITY AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.
WHITEHORSE, FARO - ROSS RIVER, WATSON LAKE, CASSIAR MOUNTAINS AND
TESLIN ARE EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED BY WILDFIRE SMOKE OVER THE NEXT
24-48 HOURS.
FOR PELLY - CARMACKS, MAYO, AND DAWSON, A NORTHEASTERLY WIND WILL
PREVAIL TONIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SMOKE CONDITIONS ON
MONDAY.
DURING A WILDFIRE, SMOKE CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUICKLY OVER SHORT
DISTANCES AND CAN VARY CONSIDERABLY HOUR-BY-HOUR.
AS SMOKE LEVELS INCREASE, HEALTH RISKS INCREASE. LIMIT TIME
OUTDOORS. CONSIDER REDUCING OR RESCHEDULING OUTDOOR SPORTS,
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS.
YOU MAY EXPERIENCE MILD AND COMMON SYMPTOMS SUCH AS EYE, NOSE AND
THROAT IRRITATION, HEADACHES OR A MILD COUGH. MORE SERIOUS BUT LESS
COMMON SYMPTOMS INCLUDE WHEEZING, CHEST PAINS OR SEVERE COUGH. IF
YOU THINK YOU ARE HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE.
WHEN INDOORS, KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WHEN THERE IS AN EXTREME HEAT EVENT OCCURRING WITH POOR AIR QUALITY,
PRIORITIZE KEEPING COOL.
VISIT HTTP://WWW.AIRHEALTH.CA FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REDUCE YOUR
HEALTH RISK AND YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION TO POLLUTION LEVELS, AS
WELL AS FOR CURRENT AND FORECAST AQHI VALUES.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
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