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Air Quality Index Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

000
AEUS71 KAKQ 071421
AQIAKQ

AIR QUALITY FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1020 AM EDT TUE JUN 07 2023

AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AND HAMPTON ROADS
AREAS ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IS PROVIDED BY
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.

VAZ511>516-080>083-072000-
CHARLES CITY-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN
CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN
HENRICO-EASTERN HENRICO-
NEW KENT-PRINCE GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
HOPEWELL...PETERSBURG...RICHMOND...
1020 AM EDT TUE JUN 07 2023

THE FORECAST TODAY FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AREA 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 PARTICLES.

&&
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
$$

VAZ084-090>091-093>098-072000-
CHESAPEAKE-GLOUCESTER-ISLE OF WIGHT-JAMES CITY-
NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-
VIRGINIA BEACH-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...WILLIAMSBURG
1020 AM EDT TUE JUN 07 2023

THE FORECAST TODAY FOR HAMPTON ROADS 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
PARTICLES.

&&
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
$$

MDZ021>025-072000-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCHESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES
1020 AM EDT TUE JUN 07 2023

THE FORECAST TODAY FOR THE EASTERN SHORE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO CODE
LEVEL RED...WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR ALL GROUPS...AND MEANS ALL GROUPS
MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO AIR POLLUTION. PRIMARY
POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICLES.

&&
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WEB SITE
AT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT
OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT
4 1 0...5 3 7...3 0 0 0.
$$