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AQAGYX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
350 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
NHZ013-014-200200-
INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SALEM, ATKINSON, NEWTON, PLAISTOW, CHESTER,
DERRY, HAMPSTEAD, EXETER, GREENLAND, PORTSMOUTH, RYE, HAMPTON,
HAMPTON FALLS, NORTH HAMPTON, AND SEABROOK
350 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS ISSUED AN
AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE IN FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY.
OZONE LEVELS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE
UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IS PREDICTING
UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY FOR SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS 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://WWW4.DES.STATE.NH.US/AIRDATA/
MEZ023>028-200200-
COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIDDEFORD, SACO, OLD ORCHARD BEACH, KITTERY,
PORTLAND, CAPE ELIZABETH, SOUTH PORTLAND, WESTBROOK, YARMOUTH,
BRUNSWICK, ARROWSIC, BATH, PHIPPSBURG, BOWDOINHAM, TOPSHAM, BOWDOIN,
WHITEFIELD, JEFFERSON, DRESDEN, ALNA, BREMEN, BRISTOL, DAMARISCOTTA,
NEWCASTLE, BOOTHBAY HARBOR, WISCASSET, WALDOBORO, OWLS HEAD,
ROCKLAND, APPLETON, CAMDEN, HOPE, ROCKPORT, THOMASTON, BELFAST,
NORTHPORT, SEARSMONT, AND LINCOLNVILLE
350 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EDT TUESDAY
THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S BUREAU OF AIR
QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR OZONE FROM 10 AM TO
10 PM EDT TUESDAY.
OZONE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST AND MID-COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
RISE INTO THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
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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