Washington Island, WI Weather Warnings

AIR QUALITY ALERT

Warning Issue Date:

1014 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2009

...AIR QUALITY WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WISCONSIN SATURDAY NOVEMBER 21 THROUGH MONDAY NOVEMBER 23... AN INCREASINGLY POLLUTANT-FILLED AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS OVER ALL BUT FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN. DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION...THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FROM SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COUNTIES OF LINCOLN...LANGLADE... OCONTO...MARINETTE...MARATHON...WOOD...PORTAGE...MENOMINEE... OCONTO...DOOR...SHAWANO...WAUPACA...OUTAGAMIE...BROWN... KEWAUNEE...WAUSHARA...WINNEBAGO...CALUMET...AND MANITOWOC. TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS... BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOT LINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924. $$