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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Gray ME
559 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

NHZ013-014-200300-
Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham-
Including the cities of Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester,
Derry, Hampstead, Exeter, Greenland, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton,
Hampton Falls, North Hampton, and Seabrook
559 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued an
Air Quality Alert for ozone until 11 PM EDT this evening.

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is predicting
unhealthy air quality in the above-mentioned counties. Sensitive
individuals include children and older adults; anyone with lung
disease such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis; and people who
are active outdoors. Even healthy individuals may experience mild
health effects and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged
outdoor activities.

For additional information, please visit the New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Prediction website at,
https://www4.des.state.nh.us/airdata/



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MEZ023>028-200300-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal Waldo-
Including the cities of Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery,
Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth,
Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin,
Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle,
Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland,
Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport,
Searsmont, and Lincolnville
559 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection`s Bureau of Air
Quality has issued an Air Quality Alert for ozone from 11 AM to
11 PM EDT Wednesday.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection recommends that
individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to
reduce the risk of adverse health effects. People who may be
especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants
include the very young, the elderly, those with pre-existing
respiratory problems such as asthma, those with heart disease and
anyone who is working hard outdoors. It is okay to be active
outdoors. But if you experience symptoms such as shortness of
breath, coughing, throat irritation or an uncomfortable sensation in
your chest please consider limiting the intensity and duration of
your outdoor activities.

A toll free air quality hotline has been established so Maine
residents can stay informed on the air quality situations. The toll
free number is: 1-800-223-1196.

Additionally the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has
the air quality forecast available on the web at
www.maine.gov/dep/air/aqforecast.


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NHZ012-015-200300-
Eastern Hillsborough-Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Amherst,
Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, Hollis,
and Weare
559 PM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued an
Air Quality Alert for ozone from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Wednesday.


The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is predicting
unhealthy air quality in the above-mentioned counties. Sensitive
individuals include children and older adults; anyone with lung
disease such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis; and people who
are active outdoors. Even healthy individuals may experience mild
health effects and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged
outdoor activities.

For additional information, please visit the New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Prediction website at,
https://www4.des.state.nh.us/airdata/


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