Active Advisories: Air Quality Alert
Currently
Reported at Holland, Tulip City Airport, MI
6:53 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012- 84°F29°C
Clear- Feels Like:85°F29.7°CDew Point:64°F18°CHumidity:51%
Winds:E 17 mph G 2527 kph G 40
Pressure:29.91 in1013 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Air Quality Alert
...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR SUNDAY MAY 27TH... THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS DECLARED SUNDAY...MAY 27TH...TO BE AN ACTION DAY FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. THE ACTION DAY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MICHIGAN COUNTIES... ALLEGAN...KENT...LAKE...MASON...MUSKEGON...NEWAYGO...OCEANA... OTTAWA...AND VAN BUREN COUNTIES. PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO AVOID ACTIVITIES WHICH LEAD TO OZONE FORMATION. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...REFUELING VEHICLES OR TOPPING OFF WHEN REFUELING...USING GASOLINE POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT...AND USING CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID. POSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE...CAR POOLING...BIKING TO WORK...DELAYING OR COMBINING ERRANDS AND USING WATER BASED PAINTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AIR QUALITY INDEX PAGE ON THE INTERNET AT...HTTP://WWW.DEQMIAIR.ORG
