...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT SATURDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AGAIN TODAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND
105. ON SATURDAY HIGHS WILL AGAIN BE NEAR 100 BEFORE A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA BRINGING AN END TO THIS OPPRESSIVE
HEAT.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 116 DEGREES
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND NEAR 105 DEGREES ON SATURDAY. TONIGHT
THE HEAT INDEX IS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE MID 70S.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH FRIDAY
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO
OUTDOOR AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
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Coverage Area:
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Friday, July 6, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 21:40:17.7723683
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS OVERNIGHT ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
HIGHS AGAIN ON FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 105.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 118 DEGREES
AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL NOT DROP BELOW THE MID 70S
TONIGHT.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH FRIDAY
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO
OUTDOOR AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS OVERNIGHT ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
HIGHS AGAIN ON FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 105.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 118 DEGREES
AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL NOT DROP BELOW THE MID 70S
TONIGHT.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH FRIDAY
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO
OUTDOOR AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
Mesoscale Discussion 16:58:59.6052761
AREAS AFFECTED...CNTRL AND WRN OH...NRN AND ERN INDIANA...SRN LOWER
MI
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
VALID 052158Z - 052330Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...60 PERCENT
SUMMARY...ONGOING STORMS OVER SERN MI INTO NWRN OH MAY CONTINUE TO
EVOLVE AND POSE A DAMAGING WIND THREAT TO NRN INDIANA INTO WRN/CNTRL
OH.
DISCUSSION...SURFACE ANALYSIS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING SWWD FROM SRN MI SEWD ACROSS CNTRL OH. THE
AIR MASS NEAR THIS BOUNDARY REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE...WITH MID TO
UPPER 60S F DEWPOINTS. RADAR TRENDS INDICATE SOME CLUSTERING OF
STORMS NOW ENTERING NWRN OH OUT OF MI...AND THIS AREA MAY HAVE THE
BEST CHANCE OF GROWING UPSCALE AND BECOMING SEVERE. THE SRN EXTENT
OF THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD STOP NEAR THE OH RIVER WHERE THE AIR
MASS WAS RECENTLY OVERTURNED...AND SWWD INTO CNTRL IND WHERE LOWER
PWAT EXISTS WITH DEWPOINTS INTO THE 59-61 F RANGE.
..JEWELL/CORFIDI.. 07/05/2012
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ATTN...WFO...RLX...CLE...ILN...DTX...IWX...IND...LOT...
LAT...LON 39018443 39698634 40388698 40708722 41408761 41668748
41798700 41918654 41998568 41928486 41798431 41548405
40958333 40478270 40218236 39878236 39388252 39108307
38998427 39018443
MI
CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE
VALID 052158Z - 052330Z
PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE...60 PERCENT
SUMMARY...ONGOING STORMS OVER SERN MI INTO NWRN OH MAY CONTINUE TO
EVOLVE AND POSE A DAMAGING WIND THREAT TO NRN INDIANA INTO WRN/CNTRL
OH.
DISCUSSION...SURFACE ANALYSIS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW AN
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING SWWD FROM SRN MI SEWD ACROSS CNTRL OH. THE
AIR MASS NEAR THIS BOUNDARY REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE...WITH MID TO
UPPER 60S F DEWPOINTS. RADAR TRENDS INDICATE SOME CLUSTERING OF
STORMS NOW ENTERING NWRN OH OUT OF MI...AND THIS AREA MAY HAVE THE
BEST CHANCE OF GROWING UPSCALE AND BECOMING SEVERE. THE SRN EXTENT
OF THE SEVERE THREAT SHOULD STOP NEAR THE OH RIVER WHERE THE AIR
MASS WAS RECENTLY OVERTURNED...AND SWWD INTO CNTRL IND WHERE LOWER
PWAT EXISTS WITH DEWPOINTS INTO THE 59-61 F RANGE.
..JEWELL/CORFIDI.. 07/05/2012
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...
ATTN...WFO...RLX...CLE...ILN...DTX...IWX...IND...LOT...
LAT...LON 39018443 39698634 40388698 40708722 41408761 41668748
41798700 41918654 41998568 41928486 41798431 41548405
40958333 40478270 40218236 39878236 39388252 39108307
38998427 39018443
Air Quality Message 15:54:07.5667453
AEUS73 KLOT 052048
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
348 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-062100-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
348 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 5TH...AND FRIDAY
JULY 6TH...FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING THE
COUNTIES OF ...
COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG
THESE ARE THE 5TH AND 6TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAYS IN 2012.
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057
$$
INZ001-002-062100-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
348 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012...AND FOR FRIDAY JULY 6TH 2012.
THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF
GARY AND HAMMOND.
OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.
$$
RATZER
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
348 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-062100-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
348 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 5TH...AND FRIDAY
JULY 6TH...FOR THE GREATER CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING THE
COUNTIES OF ...
COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG
THESE ARE THE 5TH AND 6TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAYS IN 2012.
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057
$$
INZ001-002-062100-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
348 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012...AND FOR FRIDAY JULY 6TH 2012.
THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF
GARY AND HAMMOND.
OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.
$$
RATZER
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 15:43:46.5605974
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AGAIN ON FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100
AND 105...WITH LOWS TONIGHT 75 TO 80 DEGREES.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 118 DEGREES
AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL NOT DROP BELOW THE MID 70S
TONIGHT.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH FRIDAY
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO OUTDOOR
AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS AGAIN ON FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100
AND 105...WITH LOWS TONIGHT 75 TO 80 DEGREES.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 118 DEGREES
AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL NOT DROP BELOW THE MID 70S
TONIGHT.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH FRIDAY
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO OUTDOOR
AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
Air Quality Message 11:13:04.3998015
AEUS73 KLOT 051613
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1112 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-060500-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
1112 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 6TH...FOR THE GREATER
CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF ...
COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG
THIS IS THE 5TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IN 2012.
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057
$$
INZ001-002-060500-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
1112 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF GARY AND HAMMOND.
OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.
$$
AQALOT
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1112 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
ILZ005-006-012>014-020>022-060500-
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
1112 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS DECLARED AN AIR
POLLUTION ACTION DAY FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 6TH...FOR THE GREATER
CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF ...
COOK...DUPAGE...KANE...KENDALL...GRUNDY...LAKE...MCHENRY AND WILL.
AN AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IS DECLARED WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
SUCH THAT WIDESPREAD OZONE AND OR PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE AT OR ABOVE THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY OF THE
AIR QUALITY INDEX. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE...PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR PROGRAM...ARE REQUESTED
TO INITIATE THEIR ACTIVITIES. AREA RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO
REDUCE POLLUTION LEVELS. AQI FORECASTS AND TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR EMISSIONS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLEANTHEAIR.ORG
THIS IS THE 5TH AIR POLLUTION ACTION DAY IN 2012.
INFORMATION AND AQI LEVELS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.EPA.STATE.IL.US
AND AT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV
MEDIA CONTACT... 217 299 6057
$$
INZ001-002-060500-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
1112 AM CDT THU JUL 5 2012
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR NORTHWEST INDIANA
FOR TODAY...THURSDAY JULY 5TH 2012. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
LAKE AND PORTER...AND THE CITIES OF GARY AND HAMMOND.
OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH
RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR
EXERTION. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE IDEM SMOG WATCH WEBSITE AT
WWW.IN.GOV/APPS/IDEM/SMOG/ OR THE EPA AIRNOW WEB SITE AT
WWW.AIRNOW.GOV AND CLICK ON INDIANA.
$$
Non-Precipitation Watch, Warning, Advisory 11:06:36.3959604
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
/11 PM EDT/ FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100
AND 105...WITH LOWS TONIGHT 75 TO 80 DEGREES.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 118 DEGREES
BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO
OUTDOOR AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
&&
/11 PM EDT/ FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL TOP OUT BETWEEN 100
AND 105...WITH LOWS TONIGHT 75 TO 80 DEGREES.
* HEAT INDICES...WILL GENERALLY PEAK BETWEEN 108 AND 118 DEGREES
BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* OTHER...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED THROUGH TONIGHT
FOR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA. EXPOSURE TO
ELEVATED OZONE AND PARTICULATE LEVELS WILL ONLY SERVE TO
INCREASE STRESSES ON THE BODY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG
AND ELDERLY...AS WELL AS PEOPLE WITH PULMONARY OR RESPIRATORY
DISEASE. ANYONE IN THESE GROUPS SHOULD LIMIT EXPOSURE TO
OUTDOOR AIR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.
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