Air Quality Alert issued June 26 at 5:21PM AKDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALER-S-AK1253AEF70E04.AirQualityAlert.1253AF159608AK.AFGAQAAFG.0cea83c5a2b9072803849fb841d40c82w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2015-06-26T17:21:00-08:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for MiddleTanana Valley (Alaska) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetAir QualityAlertUnknownUnknownUnknownSAME2015-06-26T17:21:00-08:002015-06-28T17:30:00-08:00NWSFairbanks (Northern Alaska - Fairbanks)Air Quality Alert issued June 26 at 5:21PM AKDT by NWSFairbanks...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT MONDAY...

THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH AIR QUALITY DIVISION HAS ISSUED

AN AIR QUALITY ALERT...IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT MONDAY.

THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH AIR QUALITY IS CURRENTLY

CLASSIFIED AS UNHEALTHY AND EXCEEDS THE EPA HEALTH LIMIT FOR FINE

PARTICULATE POLLUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART DISEASE...

THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXERTION;

EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED EXERTION.

FOREST FIRE SMOKE AND LOCAL AIR QUALITY CONTINUES TO REMAIN HIGHLY

VARIABLE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS FORECAST HIGHER HUMIDITY

AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL HELP TO IMPROVE AIR

QUALITY...BUT WILL NOT COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE SMOKE. SO THE

FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH IS FORECASTING AIR QUALITY TO VARY

FROM UNHEALTHY TO MODERATE AS SMOKE MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS MOVES

THROUGH THE AREA. IN ORDER TO MORE ACCURATELY JUDGE THE

PARTICULATES FROM SMOKE IN YOUR IMMEDIATE AREA...PLEASE USE THE

JUDGING PARTICULATE LEVELS CHART FOUND ON THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR

BOROUGH AIR QUALITY WEBSITE.

NOTE THAT AIR QUALITY READINGS ARE FROM MONITORING STATIONS IN

FAIRBANKS AND NORTH POLE AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE IN YOUR

AREA. PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE COOLER

OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND WILL VARY WITH WIND DIRECTION AND PROXIMITY

TO A FIRE. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND

EXPERIENCE ANY EFFECTS PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR

PHYSICIAN.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AIR QUALITY IN THE BOROUGH YOU

CAN ACCESS THE BOROUGH WEBSITE AT FNSB.US (ALL LOWER CASE)...THEN

SELECT THE AIR QUALITY LINK.WMOHEADERUGCAKZ222VTECTIME...MOT...LOCMiddle TananaValleyFIPS6002090FIPS6002290UGCAKZ222

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