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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1004 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2013

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

HERE ARE 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.

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 WITH
HOUR BY HOUR INFORMATION ABOUT OZONE AND SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES FOR
CITIES...SUBURBS... AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THIS INFORMATION CAN BE
FOUND AT AIR QUALITY.WEATHER.GOV.

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK VISIT US AT
AIRQUALITY.NOAA.GOV.

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