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AEUS73 KMQT 121439
AQAMQT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1039 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026
MIZ004-005-010>012-131445-
BARAGA-MARQUETTE-IRON-DICKINSON-MENOMINEE-
1039 AM EDT MON OCT 12 2026 /939 AM CDT MON OCT 12 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 12
THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 12, FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF
FINE PARTICULATES (PM2.5) DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE. LOCALIZED POLLUTANTS
LEVELS WITHIN THOSE AREA MAY REACH THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS WITH THE THE POTENTIAL FOR UNHEALTHY.
THE ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES,
MENOMINEE, DICKINSON, IRON, MARQUETTE, AND BARAGA.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT, WHEN POSSIBLE, YOU AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HEART DISEASE AND RESPIRATORY
DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA.
MONITOR FOR SYMPTOMS SUCH AS WHEEZING, COUGHING, CHEST TIGHTNESS,
DIZZINESS, OR BURNING IN NOSE, THROAT, AND EYES. REDUCE OR ELIMINATE
ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO AIR POLLUTION, SUCH AS OUTDOOR
BURNING, AND USE OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING DEVICES.
KEEP WINDOWS CLOSED OVERNIGHT TO PREVENT SMOKE FROM GETTING INDOORS
AND, IF POSSIBLE, RUN CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING WITH MERV-13 OR
HIGHER RATED FILTERS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE EPA'S AIR NOW SITE FOR UP-TO-
DATE AIR QUALITY DATA AT HTTPS://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
FOR FURTHER HEALTH INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE MDHHS' WILDFIRE SMOKE AND
YOUR HEALTH SITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MICHIGAN.GOV/MDHHS/SAFETY-INJURY-
PREV/ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH/YOUR-HEALTH-AND-WILDFIRE-SMOKE.
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