828  
AEUS73 KAPX 241750  
AQAAPX  
 
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE  
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI  
150 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
MIZ016>018-020>036-041-042-098-099-250800-  
EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-  
ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-  
MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-  
BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING ISLANDS-CHARLEVOIX-  
150 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
   
..AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY JULY 25  
 
 
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR  
QUALITY ADVISORY ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN FOR FRIDAY JULY 25,  
FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF FINE PARTICULATES (PM2.5). POLLUTANTS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.  
 
THE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES,  
 
ROSCOMMON, CHARLEVOIX, MISSAUKEE, BEAVER ISLAND AND SURROUNDING  
ISLANDS, WEXFORD, MANISTEE, EMMET, IOSCO, OGEMAW, PRESQUE ISLE,  
CHEBOYGAN, ALCONA, MONTMORENCY, OTSEGO, ANTRIM, LEELANAU, ARENAC,  
KALKASKA, GRAND TRAVERSE, BENZIE, ALPENA, OSCODA, CRAWFORD, AND  
GLADWIN.  
 
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR  
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY  
DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA.  
 
MONITOR FOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WHEEZING, COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS,  
DIZZINESS, OR BURNING IN NOSE, THROAT, AND EYES. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE  
ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION, SUCH AS OUTDOOR  
BURNING, AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.  
 
KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS  
AND, IF POSSIBLE, RUN CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING WITH MERV-13 OR  
HIGHER RATED FILTERS.  
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE EPA'S AIR NOW SITE FOR UP-TO-  
DATE AIR QUALITY DATA AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV  
 
FOR FURTHER HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MDHHS' WILDFIRE SMOKE AND  
YOUR HEALTH SITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/MDHHS/SAFETY-INJURY-  
PREV/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/YOUR-HEALTH-AND-WILDFIRE-SMOKE.  
 
 
 
MIZ086>088-095>097-250800-  
WESTERN CHIPPEWA-CENTRAL CHIPPEWA-SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA-  
WESTERN MACKINAC-EASTERN MACKINAC-MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND-  
150 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR TODAY, JULY 24, AND TOMORROW, FRIDAY  
JULY 25...  
 
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR  
QUALITY ADVISORY ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN FOR FRIDAY JULY 25,  
FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF FINE PARTICULATES (PM2.5). POLLUTANTS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.  
 
THE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES,  
 
MACKINAC ISLAND/BOIS BLANC ISLAND, EASTERN MACKINAC, WESTERN  
MACKINAC, SOUTHEAST CHIPPEWA, CENTRAL CHIPPEWA, AND WESTERN  
CHIPPEWA.  
 
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR  
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY  
DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA.  
 
MONITOR FOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WHEEZING, COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS,  
DIZZINESS, OR BURNING IN NOSE, THROAT, AND EYES. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE  
ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION, SUCH AS OUTDOOR  
BURNING, AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.  
 
KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS  
AND, IF POSSIBLE, RUN CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING WITH MERV-13 OR  
HIGHER RATED FILTERS.  
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE EPA'S AIR NOW SITE FOR UP-TO-  
DATE AIR QUALITY DATA AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV  
 
FOR FURTHER HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MDHHS' WILDFIRE SMOKE AND  
YOUR HEALTH SITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/MDHHS/SAFETY-INJURY-  
PREV/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/YOUR-HEALTH-AND-WILDFIRE-SMOKE.  
 
 
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