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AQACAR
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
341 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
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NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-
INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-
COASTAL WASHINGTON-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLAGASH, CLAYTON LAKE, MADAWASKA,
FORT KENT, FRENCHVILLE, PRESQUE ISLE, CARIBOU, VAN BUREN, MARS HILL,
ASHLAND, BAKER LAKE, BILLY-JACK DEPOT, BAXTER ST PARK,
CHURCHILL DAM, MOUNT KATAHDIN, RIPOGENUS, TELOS LAKE,
CAUCOMGOMOC LAKE, CHAMBERLAIN LAKE, MILLINOCKET, EAST MILLINOCKET,
PATTEN, MEDWAY, HOULTON, HODGDON, SHERMAN, SMYRNA MILLS, GREENVILLE,
MONSON, BLANCHARD, LINCOLN, HOWLAND, SPRINGFIELD, BANGOR, BREWER,
ORONO, OLD TOWN, AMHERST, AURORA, DEDHAM, EASTBROOK, GREAT POND,
CALAIS, GRAND LAKE STREAM, WESLEY, PRINCETON, ELLSWORTH, BAR HARBOR,
BUCKSPORT, ORLAND, CASTINE, EASTPORT, PERRY, MACHIAS, CHERRYFIELD,
DOVER-FOXCROFT, MILO, GUILFORD, DANFORTH, VANCEBORO, AND TOPSFIELD
341 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S BUREAU OF AIR
QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION FROM
10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT SATURDAY NIGHT.
PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SMOKE FROM
WILDFIRES IN WESTERN ONTARIO AND MANITOBA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE BACK
INTO MAINE DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. MODERATE LEVELS OF OZONE ARE
ALSO EXPECTED FOR THE MID-COAST INCLUDING THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF
ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 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, OLDER ADULTS, THOSE WHO WORK OUTDOORS, THOSE
WITH PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA, AND THOSE
WITH HEART DISEASE. IT IS OKAY TO BE ACTIVE OUTDOORS. BUT IF YOU
EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS SHORTNESS OF BREATH, COUGHING, THROAT
IRRITATION OR AN UNCOMFORTABLE SENSATION IN YOUR CHEST, PLEASE
CONSIDER LIMITING THE INTENSITY AND DURATION OF YOUR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO MAINE
RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATIONS. THE TOLL
FREE NUMBER IS: 1-800-223-1196.
ADDITIONALLY THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS
THE AIR QUALITY FORECAST AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT
WWW.MAINE.GOV/DEP/AIR/AQFORECAST.
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