Saturday, November 21, 2009

AIR QUALITY ALERT

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY WATCH FOR PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE
UPPER MIDWEST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY
THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS
FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS FOR COUNTIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TWO-THIRDS OF WISCONSIN.

DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN
THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED
AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

CONCENTRATIONS OF PARTICULATES MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY
STANDARDS. AT THIS LEVEL OF PARTICULATES EXPOSURE...MEMBERS OF
SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC
IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT WISCONSIN DNR AIR QUALITY
WEB SITE AT HTTP://DNR.WI.GOV/AIR/AQ/HEALTH/STATUS.ASP

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill

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