...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE
WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION
AND THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.

WHERE...LARAMIE COUNTY, SOUTHERN ALBANY COUNTY, AND PORTIONS OF
CARBON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

WHEN...NOW THROUGH 12 PM MDT THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...HEAVY SMOKE FROM LOCAL WILDFIRES IN WYOMING AND COLORADO.

HEALTH INFORMATION...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECOMMENDS 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 EFFECT. 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/

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR MOST
OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 310. PRIMARILY THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE ZONE.

* WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* HAINES...5 TO 6.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

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