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AEUS73 KIWX 221725
AQAIWX
CLEAN AIR ACTION DAY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH WEBSTER IN
125 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2023
MIZ078-177-277-232330-
CASS MI-NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOWAGIAC, CASSOPOLIS, EDWARDSBURG,
MARCELLUS, BENTON HARBOR, ST. JOSEPH, PAW PAW LAKE, NILES,
NEW BUFFALO, STEVENSVILLE, AND BERRIEN SPRINGS
125 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2023
..AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WEDNESDAY|
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY
HAS DECLARED WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23...TO BE AN ACTION DAY FOR ELEVATED
LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE.
THE ACTION DAY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES...
BERRIEN. CASS.
PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD
TO OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...REFUELING VEHICLES
OR TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING...USING GASOLINE POWERED LAWN
EQUIPMENT...AND USING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES
INCLUDE...CAR POOLING...BIKING TO WORK...DELAYING OR COMBINING
ERRANDS...AND USING WATER BASED PAINTS.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PERSONS
WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...LIMIT PROLONGED
OUTDOOR EXERTION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT, GREAT LAKES, AND ENERGY PAGE AT...
HTTP://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/EGLE.
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