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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1130 AM MDT MON AUG 10 2026
WYZ001>011-019-111800-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-CODY FOOTHILLS-
NORTH BIGHORN BASIN-SOUTHWEST BIGHORN BASIN-SOUTHEAST BIGHORN BASIN-
OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE, MAMMOTH, OLD FAITHFUL, CLARK, CODY,
MEETEETSE, BASIN, GREYBULL, LOVELL, POWELL, SHELL, THERMOPOLIS,
TEN SLEEP, WORLAND, BUFFALO, KAYCEE, AND JEFFREY CITY
1130 AM MDT MON AUG 10 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TUESDAY
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE WYOMING
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION, AND THE
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
* WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.
* WHERE...NORTHERN WYOMING AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL WYOMING.
* WHEN...UNTIL 12 PM TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SMOKE FROM WESTERN UNITED STATES WILDFIRES AND THE WEISER
KNOLL FIRE CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL WYOMING. THE SMOKE IS LIMITING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
HEALTH INFORMATION...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS
THAT THE ELDERLY, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY
PROBLEMS AVOID EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND MINIMIZE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES DURING THIS TIME. WILDFIRE SMOKE IS MADE UP OF A VARIETY
OF POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER AND OZONE, WHICH CAN
CAUSE RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS. ALTHOUGH THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH IMPACTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALSO ADVISES
THAT EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO POOR AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS.
CURRENT CONDITIONS...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION OFFERS NEAR REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY DATA
FOR WYOMING'S MONITORING STATIONS AND HEALTH EFFECTS INFORMATION TO
HELP THE PUBLIC INTERPRET CURRENT CONDITIONS. CURRENT AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WYVISNET.COM/.
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