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    Reported at Lancaster, Lancaster Airport, PA
    6:20 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012
  • 64°F18°C
  • Fog And Mist
    Fog And Mist
  • Feels Like:64°F18°CDew Point:63°F17°CHumidity:94% Winds: Calm Calm
    Pressure:30.03 in1017 hPaVisibility:2.50 miles4022.50 meters

Air Quality Alert

330 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY MAY 28...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MONDAY FOR THE
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.

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.AIRNOW.GOV.

Air Quality Index

330 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THE FORECAST MONDAY FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY 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.AIRNOW.GOV.