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AEUS73 KIWX 180133
AQAIWX
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
933 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
INZ020-190400-
WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTICELLO, MONON, AND BROOKSTON
933 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.
HEAVY SMOKE IS LINGERING FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA CURRENTLY
DIVIDED BY A STATIONARY FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH LATER FRIDAY
PROVIDING A BRIEF BREAK IN LEVELS BEFORE A SYSTEM LATE SATURDAY
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SMOKE. HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE SUNDAY
AND MONDAY WILL RECIRCULATE THE SMOKE OVER MOST OF THE STATE WITH THE
PRIMARY CONCERN REMAINING THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA. THIS SMOKE,
IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS SUCH AS LIGHT
WINDS AND PREDICTED FLOW FROM THE NORTH, WILL PRODUCE HIGH PM2.5
READINGS. THIS WILL PRODUCE HIGH PM2.5 READINGS INTO THE UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) FOR WEST CENTRAL INDIANA, WHICH INCLUDES
WHITE COUNTY.
DUE TO OBSERVED AND FORECASTED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PM2.5 READINGS
IN THE AREA, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR THE PUBIC TO AVOID OR LIMIT
OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE, REDUCE OR AVOID EXERTION OR HEAVY
WORK OUTDOORS AND KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM/AIRMONITORING/SMOGWATCH/
INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-022>027-032>034-104-116-204-216-190400-
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-
WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKHART, GOSHEN, NAPPANEE, LAGRANGE, TOPEKA,
SHIPSHEWANA, ANGOLA, FREMONT, KENDALLVILLE, LIGONIER, ALBION,
AUBURN, GARRETT, KNOX, NORTH JUDSON, BASS LAKE, WINAMAC,
FRANCESVILLE, MEDARYVILLE, PLYMOUTH, BREMEN, CULVER, ROCHESTER,
AKRON, COLUMBIA CITY, TRI-LAKES, SOUTH WHITLEY, FORT WAYNE,
NEW HAVEN, LOGANSPORT, ROYAL CENTER, PERU, GRISSOM AFB, MEXICO,
WABASH, NORTH MANCHESTER, HUNTINGTON, ROANOKE, BLUFFTON, OSSIAN,
DECATUR, BERNE, MARION, GAS CITY, UPLAND, HARTFORD CITY, MONTPELIER,
PORTLAND, DUNKIRK, SOUTH BEND, MISHAWAKA, LAKEVILLE, GRANGER,
SYRACUSE, MILFORD, NORTH WEBSTER, LEESBURG, NORTH LIBERTY,
NEW CARLISLE, WALKERTON, WARSAW, WINONA LAKE, SILVER LAKE,
AND MENTONE
933 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026 /833 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026/
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.
HEAVY SMOKE IS LINGERING FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA CURRENTLY
DIVIDED BY A STATIONARY FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH LATER FRIDAY
PROVIDING A BRIEF BREAK IN LEVELS BEFORE A SYSTEM LATE SATURDAY
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SMOKE. HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE SUNDAY
AND MONDAY WILL RECIRCULATE THE SMOKE OVER MOST OF THE STATE WITH THE
PRIMARY CONCERN REMAINING THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA. THIS SMOKE,
IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS SUCH AS LIGHT
WINDS AND PREDICTED FLOW FROM THE NORTH, WILL PRODUCE HIGH PM2.5
READINGS.
- FRIDAY: VERY UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA.
- SATURDAY: UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) CONDITIONS FOR
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.
- SUNDAY: UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.
- MONDAY: UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.
DUE TO OBSERVED AND FORECASTED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PM2.5 READINGS
IN THE AREA, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR THE PUBIC TO AVOID OR LIMIT
OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE, REDUCE OR AVOID EXERTION OR HEAVY
WORK OUTDOORS AND KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM/AIRMONITORING/SMOGWATCH/
INZ103-203-190400-
NORTHERN LA PORTE-SOUTHERN LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MICHIGAN CITY, LA PORTE, KINGSBURY,
FISH LAKE, WANATAH, LA CROSSE, AND UNION MILLS
833 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
HAVE DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY, IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
THROUGH MONDAY.
HEAVY SMOKE IS LINGERING FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA CURRENTLY
DIVIDED BY A STATIONARY FRONT. THE FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH LATER FRIDAY
PROVIDING A BRIEF BREAK IN LEVELS BEFORE A SYSTEM LATE SATURDAY
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SMOKE. HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE SUNDAY
AND MONDAY WILL RECIRCULATE THE SMOKE OVER MOST OF THE STATE WITH THE
PRIMARY CONCERN REMAINING THE NORTHERN HALF OF INDIANA. THIS SMOKE,
IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS SUCH AS LIGHT
WINDS AND PREDICTED FLOW FROM THE NORTH, WILL PRODUCE HIGH PM2.5
READINGS.
- FRIDAY: VERY UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA.
- SATURDAY: UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) CONDITIONS FOR
NORTHWEST INDIANA.
- SUNDAY: UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA.
- MONDAY: UNHEALTHY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
DUE TO OBSERVED AND FORECASTED HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF PM2.5 READINGS
IN THE AREA, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR THE PUBIC TO AVOID OR LIMIT
OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE, REDUCE OR AVOID EXERTION OR HEAVY
WORK OUTDOORS AND KEEP WINDOWS AND DOORS CLOSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE IDEM SMOG PAGE AT:
HTTP://WWW.IN.GOV/IDEM/AIRMONITORING/SMOGWATCH/
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