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.

Air Quality Index

425 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012

THE FORECAST SUNDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
ORANGE...WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS...AND MEANS
GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO AIR POLLUTION.

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.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

515 AM 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MID 90S
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH MONDAY AS THE LIKELY 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 MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE LATE
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Baltimore, Inner Harbor, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Baltimore, Inner Harbor, .