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AEUS71 KBTV 022048
AQABTV
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
448 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2025
VTZ001>008-016-017-040400-
GRAND ISLE-WESTERN FRANKLIN-ORLEANS-ESSEX-WESTERN CHITTENDEN-
LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-EASTERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CHITTENDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALBURGH, SOUTH HERO, ST. ALBANS, SWANTON,
DERBY, NEWPORT, ISLAND POND, LUNENBURG, BURLINGTON, SHELBURNE,
JOHNSON, STOWE, HARDWICK, ST. JOHNSBURY, MONTPELIER, WAITSFIELD,
ENOSBURG FALLS, RICHFORD, RICHMOND, AND UNDERHILL
448 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
HEALTH ADVISORY FOR CODE RED OR UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE OR GREATER
CATEGORY DUE TO FINE PARTICULATES FOR CALEDONIA, EASTERN CHITTENDEN,
EASTERN FRANKLIN, ESSEX, GRAND ISLE, LAMOILLE, ORLEANS, WASHINGTON,
WESTERN CHITTENDEN, AND WESTERN FRANKLIN FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX, OR AQI, IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED THE
CODE RED OR UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE OR GREATER CATEGORY DUE TO FINE
PARTICULATES.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR EVERYONE OR GREATER
CATEGORY, THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT THESE
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, OLDER ADULTS, AND THOSE
WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART
DISEASE AND THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.
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.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE VERMONT AGENCY OF
NATURAL RESOURCES WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://DEC.VERMONT.GOV/AIR-QUALITY/LOCAL-AIR-QUALITY-FORECASTS.
VTZ009>011-018>021-040400-
WESTERN ADDISON-ORANGE-WESTERN RUTLAND-EASTERN ADDISON-
EASTERN RUTLAND-WESTERN WINDSOR-EASTERN WINDSOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDDLEBURY, VERGENNES, BRADFORD, RANDOLPH,
FAIR HAVEN, RUTLAND, BRISTOL, RIPTON, EAST WALLINGFORD, KILLINGTON,
BETHEL, LUDLOW, SPRINGFIELD, AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
448 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
HEALTH ADVISORY FOR CODE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY DUE TO FINE PARTICULATES FOR EASTERN ADDISON, EASTERN
RUTLAND, EASTERN WINDSOR, ORANGE, WESTERN ADDISON, WESTERN RUTLAND,
AND WESTERN WINDSOR FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT SUNDAY
NIGHT.
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX, OR AQI, IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED THE
CODE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY DUE TO FINE
PARTICULATES.
WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS
CATEGORY, THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT THESE
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, OLDER ADULTS, AND THOSE
WITH PREEXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART
DISEASE AND THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.
SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD REDUCE PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION. IT'S OKAY
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.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS
WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE VERMONT AGENCY OF
NATURAL RESOURCES WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://DEC.VERMONT.GOV/AIR-QUALITY/LOCAL-AIR-QUALITY-FORECASTS.
NYZ026>031-034-035-087-040400-
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-EASTERN CLINTON-
SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-WESTERN CLINTON-
WESTERN ESSEX-EASTERN ESSEX-SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MASSENA, NORFOLK, FORT COVINGTON, MALONE,
CHAMPLAIN, PLATTSBURGH, SOUTH COLTON, STAR LAKE, SARANAC LAKE,
TUPPER LAKE, DANNEMORA, ELLENBURG, LAKE PLACID, NEWCOMB, PORT HENRY,
TICONDEROGA, OGDENSBURG, POTSDAM, AND GOUVERNEUR
448 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 NY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR FINE
PARTICLES FOR EASTERN CLINTON, EASTERN ESSEX, NORTHERN FRANKLIN,
NORTHERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE, SOUTHERN FRANKLIN,
SOUTHWESTERN ST. LAWRENCE, WESTERN CLINTON, AND WESTERN ESSEX UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR FINE PARTICULATE MATTER. 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
1-800-535-1345.
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