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AEUS71 KGYX 181927
AQAGYX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 18 2023
NHZ001>015-191930-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ERROL, MILLSFIELD, COLEBROOK, BERLIN,
DUMMER, MILAN, YORK POND, LANCASTER, BETHLEHEM, LINCOLN, LITTLETON,
SUGAR HILL, THORNTON, WATERVILLE VALLEY, WOODSTOCK, JACKSON,
NORTH CONWAY, ALBANY, CONWAY, CHATHAM, CRAWFORD NOTCH, LEBANON,
LYME, ASHLAND, ELLSWORTH, HOLDERNESS, PLYMOUTH, RUMNEY, WAKEFIELD,
BRIDGEWATER, BROOKFIELD, OSSIPEE, TUFTONBORO, WOLFEBORO,
MOULTONBOROUGH, CLAREMONT, CORNISH, UNITY, CROYDON, GOSHEN,
GRANTHAM, LEMPSTER, NEWPORT, CHARLESTOWN, BOSCAWEN, CANTERBURY,
CONCORD, DUNBARTON, LOUDON, HOOKSETT, LACONIA, GILFORD, MEREDITH,
BARRINGTON, ROCHESTER, DOVER, ROLLINSFORD, SOMERSWORTH, DURHAM,
MADBURY, GILSUM, KEENE, MARLOW, SULLIVAN, SURRY, JAFFREY,
MANCHESTER, PELHAM, NASHUA, SALEM, ATKINSON, NEWTON, PLAISTOW,
CHESTER, DERRY, HAMPSTEAD, EXETER, GREENLAND, PORTSMOUTH, RYE,
HAMPTON, HAMPTON FALLS, NORTH HAMPTON, SEABROOK, AMHERST, MILFORD,
MONT VERNON, GOFFSTOWN, PETERBOROUGH, SHARON, HOLLIS, AND WEARE
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 18 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS ISSUED AN
AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IS PREDICTING
UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED COUNTIES. SENSITIVE
INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS; ANYONE WITH LUNG
DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, AND BRONCHITIS; AND PEOPLE WHO
ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS. EVEN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS MAY EXPERIENCE MILD
HEALTH EFFECTS AND SHOULD CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS OR PROLONGED
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTION WEBSITE AT,
HTTPS://WW4.DES.STATE.NH.US/AIRDATA/
MEZ007>009-012>014-018>021-023>025-033-191930-
NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-SOUTHERN OXFORD-
SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
CENTRAL INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-COASTAL YORK-
COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF UPTON, WILSONS MILLS, ANDOVER, BYRON,
MIDDLE DAM, ROXBURY, SOUTH ARM, COBURN GORE, DAVIS, OQUOSSOC,
RANGELEY, AVON, KINGFIELD, PHILLIPS, NEW PORTLAND, BRASSUA,
LONG POND, MOOSEHEAD, PITTSTON FARM, SEBOOMOOK, BINGHAM, JACKMAN,
BETHEL, BRYANT POND, HANOVER, LOCKE MILLS, MILTON, NEWRY, RUMFORD,
NORWAY, FRYEBURG, OXFORD, FARMINGTON, NEW SHARON, NEW VINEYARD,
TEMPLE, WILTON, CHESTERVILLE, JAY, ATHENS, CORNVILLE, SKOWHEGAN,
PALMYRA, PITTSFIELD, EMBDEN, MADISON, HOLLIS, ALFRED, LEBANON,
SANFORD, GOODWINS MILLS, BUXTON, LIMINGTON, BERWICK, NEW GLOUCESTER,
GRAY, NORTH WINDHAM, GORHAM, GREENE, LEWISTON, SABATTUS, WALES,
MINOT, TURNER, AUBURN, LIVERMORE FALLS, AUGUSTA, SIDNEY, WINDSOR,
VASSALBORO, WATERVILLE, CHINA, PALERMO, BIDDEFORD, SACO,
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, KITTERY, PORTLAND, CAPE ELIZABETH,
SOUTH PORTLAND, WESTBROOK, YARMOUTH, BRUNSWICK, ARROWSIC, BATH,
PHIPPSBURG, BOWDOINHAM, TOPSHAM, BOWDOIN, BRIDGTON, HARRISON,
AND NAPLES
327 PM EDT TUE JUL 18 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S BUREAU OF AIR
QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PARTICLE POLLUTION UNTIL
MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE ON TUESDAY.
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN WESTERN CANADA HAS PUSHED INTO NEW YORK AND
THE REST OF NEW ENGLAND ON MONDAY. THIS SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO MAINE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON MONDAY AND REACH THE HIGHEST
LEVELS ON TUESDAY.
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, THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITH PRE-EXISTING
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA, THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND
ANYONE WHO IS WORKING HARD OUTDOORS. 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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