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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
847 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE NEW
MEXICO DEPARTMENTS OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.
* WHAT...UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY LEVELS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE.
* WHERE...SANTA FE METRO AREA.
* WHEN...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY.
* IMPACTS...FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS, DON'T DO ANY INTENSE OR LENGTHY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. MOVE ACTIVITIES INDOORS OR TO A TIME WHEN THE AIR
QUALITY IS BETTER. FOR EVERYONE ELSE, LIMIT INTENSE OR LENGTHY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. TAKE MORE BREAKS DURING ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
* HEALTH INFORMATION...REMEMBER, YOUR EYES ARE YOUR BEST TOOLS TO
DETERMINE IF IT IS SAFE TO BE OUTSIDE. USE THE 5-3-1 METHOD AVAILABLE
AT HTTPS://PHDP.DOH.NM.GOV/HEALTH-TOPICS/NM-TRACKING/AIR-QUALITY/FIRE-
SMOKE
IF VISIBILITY IS:
UNDER 5 MILES, THE AIR QUALITY IS UNHEALTHY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,
ADULTS OVER AGE 65, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART
AND/OR LUNG DISEASE, ASTHMA OR OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY SHOULD BE MINIMIZED.
AROUND 3 MILES, YOUNG CHILDREN, ADULTS OVER AGE 65, PREGNANT
WOMEN, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART AND/OR LUNG DISEASE, ASTHMA OR OTHER
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SHOULD AVOID ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
AROUND 1 MILE, THE AIR QUALITY IS UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE. PEOPLE
SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS AND AVOID ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING
RUNNING ERRANDS. UNLESS AN EVACUATION HAS BEEN ISSUED, STAY INSIDE
YOUR HOME, INDOOR WORKPLACE, OR IN A SAFE SHELTER.
FOR SMOKE FORECAST OUTLOOKS FROM THE INTERAGENCY WILDLAND FIRE AIR
QUALITY RESPONSE PROGRAM PLEASE VISIT:
HTTPS://OUTLOOKS.WILDLANDFIRESMOKE.NET.
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