Air Quality Alert

MIZ063-068>070-075-076-082-083-272200-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...

ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
412 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR SUNDAY MAY 27TH...

THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 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...

LENAWEE...LIVINGSTON...MACOMB...MONROE...OAKLAND...ST CLAIR...

WASHTENAW...AND WAYNE 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

Hazardous Weather Outlook

406 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR AN
ISOLATED STORM TO APPROACH SEVERE LIMITS...MAINLY ACROSS THE
THUMB. HOWEVER... WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL
HAIL AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. STORMS WILL TRACK TO THE EAST AT 40 MPH.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE WARM
FRONT...SENDING DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 DEGREES TODAY.

THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE FROM LATE MONDAY INTO
MONDAY NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT. THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST
FOR THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON MONDAY...WITH HEAT
INDICES AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Detroit, Detroit City Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Detroit, Detroit City Airport, .