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

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, ALBANY COUNTY, CARBON COUNTY, PLATTE COUNTY AND
GOSHEN COUNTY.

WHEN...THROUGH 12PM MDT TODAY.

IMPACTS...HEAVY SMOKE FROM LOCAL WILDFIRES IN COLORADO AND WYOMING
PLUS THE WEST COAST MAY CAUSE HEALTH EFFECTS TO SENSATIVE GROUPS.

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 FRIDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST
WYOMING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, AND 310...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308,
309 AND 310.

* WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 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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