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822 AEUS74 KEPZ 162148 AQAEPZ Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 348 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 NMZ403-425-426-172100- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley- Central Grant County/Silver City Area- Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range- Including the cities of Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport, Silver City, Mimbres, Fort Bayard, Lake Roberts, and Kingston 348 PM MDT Mon Jun 16 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT... The following message is transmitted at the request of the Grant County OEM and the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program. * WHAT...Periods of HAZARDOUS air quality levels due to wildfire smoke. * WHERE...Areas downstream of the Trout Fire in Grant County in southwest New Mexico including the Sapillo Creek and Mimbres Valley along Highway 35 and along Highway 152 between Santa Clara and San Lorenzo. * WHEN...Today through 300 PM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Everyone should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with respiratory disease such as asthma, should remain indoors. People with heart disease, symptoms such as a fast pulse or heartbeat, shortness of breath, or unusual weakness may indicate a health problem. If you have any of these, call your health care provider. * HEALTH INFORMATION...Remember, your eyes are your best tools to determine if it is safe to be outside. Use the 5-3-1 Method available at https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/environment/air/FireAndSmoke.html. If visibility is: Under 5 miles, the air quality is unhealthy for young children, adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness. Outdoor activity should be minimized. Around 3 miles, young children, adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness should avoid all outdoor activities. Around 1 mile, the air quality is unhealthy for everyone. People should remain indoors and avoid all outdoor activities including running errands. Unless an evacuation has been issued, stay inside your home, indoor workplace, or in a safe shelter. For smoke forecast outlooks from the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program please visit: https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net. $$ MPH