Air Quality Index

425 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE FORECAST MONDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE
TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED.  PRIMARY POLLUTANT
WILL BE OZONE.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 410-537-3247.

Air Quality Alert

425 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY MAY 27 2012...

THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT SUNDAY FOR
THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.

A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE 
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM 
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. 
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

618 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERLY CHANNELING WIND
UP THE MAIN STEM OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO
SMITH POINT UNTIL 2 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE MID 90S
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH MONDAY AS THE HOTTEST DAY.

PREPARE FOR THE HEAT IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND OUTDOOR EVENTS. DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER AND DRESS IN LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHES. GET INTO THE SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE AND LIMIT PHYSICAL
EXERTION IN THIS EARLY SEASON HEAT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND
CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF SANDY POINT AND THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC
RIVER.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATERS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Baltimore, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, .

Shortterm Forecast

854 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

.NOW...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL
MARYLAND...NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THROUGH
10 PM. THE LEADING EDGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO BE LOCALLY
HEAVY...CAUSING PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS.