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AEUS76 KSGX 112058
AQASGX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO, CA
158 PM PDT MON AUG 11 2025
CAZ061-130700-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INDIO, PALM SPRINGS, CATHEDRAL CITY,
PALM DESERT, PALM DESERT COUNTRY, LA QUINTA, AND COACHELLA
158 PM PDT MON AUG 11 2025
...AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO HARMFUL PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS FROM
WINDBLOWN DUST...
* WHAT...THE SOUTH COAST AQMD HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO
HARMFUL LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION FROM WINDBLOWN DUST.
* WHERE...IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY. LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN VARY
BY TIME AND LOCATION DEPENDING ON EMISSIONS AND LOCAL WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 11:59 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 LUNG 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, CHECK AIR QUALITY LEVELS AND ACT AS NEEDED:
* WHEN AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) LEVELS ARE "UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS" (ORANGE), SENSITIVE GROUPS AS SPECIFIED ABOVE SHOULD
LIMIT EXTENDED OR INTENSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
* WHEN AQI IS "UNHEALTHY" (RED), EVERYONE MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH
IMPACTS. SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD AVOID EXTENDED TIME OUTDOORS.
* WHEN AQI IS "VERY UNHEALTHY" (PURPLE), SENSITIVE GROUPS SHOULD AVOID
ALL OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD AVOID
EXTENDED OR INTENSE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
* WHEN AQI IS "HAZARDOUS" (MAROON), EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID ALL
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
TO HELP KEEP INDOOR AIR CLEAN WHEN AIR QUALITY IS POOR:
* 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
TO HELP MINIMIZE OUTDOOR PARTICLE POLLUTION LEVELS:
* CARPOOL, TELECOMMUTE, REDUCE TRIPS, OR TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
* SLOW DOWN IF DRIVING ON DIRT ROADS
* STABILIZE LOOSE SOILS
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.
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