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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
945 AM PDT THU MAY 2 2013

...THIS IS AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK...

THIS WEEK MARKS THE BEGINNING OF OZONE SEASON FOR MANY AREAS IN THE
UNITED STATES.

TODAY WE HIGHLIGHT THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU GET AIR QUALITY
INFORMATION...

OVER THE PAST DECADE...MORE STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE BEGUN AIR
QUALITY FORECASTING FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. TODAY MORE THAN 300
CITIES NATIONWIDE ARE ISSUING AIR QUALITY FORECASTS BASED ON
PREDICTED CONCENTRATIONS OF KNOWN POLLUTANTS SUCH AS OZONE AND
PARTICLE POLLUTION.

FOR THOSE LOCALITIES FORECASTING AIR QUALITY...NOAA FORECAST
GUIDANCE IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED TO STATE AND LOCAL AGENCY
FORECASTERS, IMPROVING THEIR ABILITY TO PREDICT THE
ONSET...SEVERITY...AND DURATION OF POOR AIR QUALITY. IN ADDITION,
NOAA CURRENTLY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AIR QUALITY PREDICTIONS AT
AIRQUALITY.WEATHER.GOV...WITH HOUR BY HOUR INFORMATION ABOUT OZONE,
SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES, AND DUST FROM DUST STORMS FOR
CITIES...SUBURBS...AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THAT WEB SITE AGAIN IS
AIRQUALITY.WEATHER.GOV.

FOR UP TO DATE AIR QUALITY INFORMATION...THE EPA ENVIROFLASH TOOL
PROVIDES AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND ACTION DAY NOTIFICATIONS FOR
PARTICIPATING COMMUNITIES VIA EMAIL OR PAGER NOTIFICATION.
ENVIROFLASH PROVIDES INSTANT INFORMATION THAT CAN BE CUSTOMIZED FOR
EACH USERS NEEDS.

TOMORROW WE WILL LEARN ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE THE AIR
CLEANER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK...VISIT US ON THE
WORLD WIDE WEB AT WWW.AIRQUALITY.NOAA.GOV

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