Issued by The National Weather Service in New York City, NY
Thu, Jul 21, 2011, 10:54 AM EDT
AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT FRIDAY...
THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
BERGEN... ESSEX... PASSAIC... UNION... HUDSON.
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT FRIDAY.
WARNING! OZONE LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY ACROSS NEW JERSEY DUE TO VERY HOT, HUMID AND STAGNANT CONDITIONS. SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, AND PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES, SUCH AS ASTHMA, SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION, FINE PARTICLES ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY FOR THE METROPOLITAN PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICULATES WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS.
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