Wisconsin - (Northern Oconto County/WIZ021) - Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service

Air Quality Alert - Northern Oconto County (Wisconsin)

TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...
STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...
TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
1116 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BROWN COUNTY...

THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ADVISORY FOR BROWN COUNTY FOR FINE PARTICULATES. THE
ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EITHER EXCEEDS OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON
EXCEED THE UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS
INCLUDING CHILDREN...ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH
RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALSO EXTENDED THE
AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE QUARTERS OF WISCONSIN
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A STAGNANT AND DIRTY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR
SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE
GROUPS IN ALL AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FAR NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

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 DAILY AIR...OR 1 866 324 5924.

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Short Term Forecast - Northern Oconto County (Wisconsin)

EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...
WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...
ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ
635 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

.NOW...
...WIDESPREAD FOG EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...

FOG WILL GRADUALLY THICKEN DURING THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE
VISIBILITY AT MOST LOCATIONS IS EXPECTED TO EDGE DOWNWARD TO
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 MILES BY MIDNIGHT...THE FOG WILL BECOME MUCH MORE
DENSE IN PLACES. THE FOG COULD BECOME THICK ENOUGH TO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO WELL BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN
LOW-LYING AREAS. SOME DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

ANYONE TRAVELING THIS EVENING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF ENCOUNTERING SOME DENSE FOG...ESPECIALLY LATE IN
THE EVENING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FOG BANK WHILE DRIVING ON THE
HIGHWAY...ALWAYS USE YOUR LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND SLOW DOWN TO A
SPEED AT WHICH YOU CAN SAFELY STOP IF YOU ENCOUNTER AN ANIMAL OR
OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY.

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JS
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Special Weather Statement - Northern Oconto County (Wisconsin)

EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...
TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...
CHILTON...CRIVITZ
349 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009

...POTENTIAL OF SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THANKSGIVING TRAVELERS...

A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY
THIS WEEK IS EXPECTED TO TRACK TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. INITIALLY THE AIR MASS WILL BE WARM
ENOUGH FOR MAINLY RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND PERHAPS EARLY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AIR IS
WRAPPED INTO THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED
WITH SNOW AND MAY EVEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AT TIMES LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THE RAIN
AND SNOW MIX WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY UNTIL THE SYSTEM DEPARTS EAST
OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WEDNESDAY NIGHT OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND THEN
OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THURSDAY. SINCE THIS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DAYS AWAY AND DEVELOPING...FORECAST CONDITIONS
MAY CHANGE. TRAVELERS SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR MORE
DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM.

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TDH
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