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AEUS75 KSLC 051701
AQASLC
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1101 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
WYZ021-061700-
SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EVANSTON AND LYMAN
1101 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MDT THURSDAY
THE FOLLOWING IS TRANSMITTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WYOMING
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION AND THE
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UNTIL 11 AM MDT THURSDAY.
* WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.
* WHERE...UINTA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
* WHEN...11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
HAS BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
HEALTH INFORMATION...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS 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 PROVIDES 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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