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AQARIW
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1250 PM MDT THU SEP 30 2021
WYZ001-011900-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE, MAMMOTH, AND OLD FAITHFUL
1250 PM MDT THU SEP 30 2021
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM MDT FRIDAY
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...YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SMOKE FROM THE SHEDHORN WILDFIRE IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA MAY
FILTER INTO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE
SMOKE MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND CREATE POOR AIR QUALITY.
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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