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AEUS75 KRIW 091802
AQARIW
AIR QUALITY ALERT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1202 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2020
WYZ022-101800-
CASPER MOUNTAIN-
1202 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2020
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT SATURDAY FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL NOON
THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY
DIVISION, AND THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT, IN EFFECT SATURDAY FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL NOON MDT.
* WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST NATRONA COUNTY.
* WHEN...SATURDAY OCTOBER 10 FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL NOON MDT.
IMPACTS...SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES CONTINUES TO BE OBSERVED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WYOMING, ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE STATE.
THE SMOKE IS LIMITING VISIBILITIES.
HEALTH INFORMATION...IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH 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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