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AEUS76 KLOX 200025
AQALOX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
425 PM PST SUN JAN 19 2025
CAZ371-373-380-370-378-366-548-362-367-088-375-372-379-369-220600-
CALABASAS AND AGOURA HILLS-
EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURBANK, GLENDALE, AND UNIVERSAL CITY
EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY BEACHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANTA MONICA, TORRANCE, AND LONG BEACH
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PASADENA, SAN GABRIEL, AND POMONA
MALIBU COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF MALIBU
PALOS VERDES HILLS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANTA CLARITA, NEWHALL, AND VALENCIA
SANTA SUSANA MOUNTAINS-
WESTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RESEDA, WOODLAND HILLS, AND NORTHRIDGE
WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR-
WESTERN SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
425 PM PST SUN JAN 19 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO HARMFUL PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS FROM
WINDBLOWN DUST AND ASH...
* WHAT...THE SOUTH COAST AQMD HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO
HARMFUL LEVELS OF WINDBLOWN DUST AND ASH.
* WHERE...IN THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN, COACHELLA VALLEY, AND
EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. POLLUTION LEVELS CAN VARY BY TIME AND
LOCATION DEPENDING ON EMISSIONS AND LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.
* WHEN...10 AM MONDAY THROUGH 10 PM TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN GET DEEP INTO THE LUNGS AND CAUSE
SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA ATTACKS, HEART AND LUNG
DISEASE SYMPTOMS, AND INCREASED RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS.
EVERYONE CAN BE AFFECTED, BUT SENSITIVE GROUPS SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH
LUNG OR HEART DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT,
CHILDREN, AND THOSE WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS ARE AT GREATER
RISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH, IN AREAS AFFECTED BY WINDBLOWN DUST AND ASH:
* AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITY
* KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED
* RUN YOUR AIR CONDITIONER AND/OR AN AIR PURIFIER
* DO NOT USE WHOLE HOUSE FANS OR SWAMP COOLERS THAT BRING IN
OUTSIDE
AIR IF YOU HAVE OTHER METHODS TO STAY COOL
* AVOID OTHER SOURCES OF POLLUTION SUCH AS FIREPLACES, CANDLES,
INCENSE, GRILLING, AND GASOLINE-POWERED LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
CLEANING UP ASH CAN BE HARMFUL FOR YOUR HEALTH. SEE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE CLEANUP OF ASH
AT HTTPS://WWW.CDPH.CA.GOV/PROGRAMS/EPO/PAGES/WILDFIRE%20PAGES/SAFE-
CLEANUP-OF-ASH.ASPX.
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS, VISIT THE SOUTH
COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WEBSITE AT AQMD.GOV OR
DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APP AT WWW.AQMD.GOV/MOBILEAPP. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS FOR THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT MAY BE AVAILABLE AT
WWW.AQMD.GOV/ADVISORY.
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS, VISIT THE MOJAVE
DESERT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WEBSITE AT MDAQMD.CA.GOV.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT MAY BE AVAILABLE AT
WWW.MDAQMD.CA.GOV/ADVISORIES.
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS, VISIT THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WEBSITE AT
WWW.AVAQMD.CA.GOV.
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS, VISIT THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT WEBSITE AT
WWW.SDAPCD.ORG/CONTENT/SDAPCD/AIR-QUALITY.HTML. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
FOR THIS AIR QUALITY ALERT MAY BE AVAILABLE AT
WWW.SDAPCD.ORG/CONTENT/SDAPCD/AIR-QUALITY/SMOKE-ADVISORY.HTML.
TO VIEW CURRENT AND FORECAST AIR QUALITY WITHIN IMPERIAL COUNTY
VISIT THE IMPERIAL COUNTY AIR QUALITY WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.IMPERIALVALLEYAIR.ORG/ OR FOLLOW ICAPCD ON TWITTER,
FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM (@COUNTY_AIR).
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