Wisconsin - (Brown/WIZ039) - Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin Issued by the National Weather Service http://www.weather.gov/alerts/wi.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:31:52 4 en-us robert.bunge@noaa.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin (Brown/WIZ039) Issued by the National Weather Service http://weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif NOAA - National Weather Service http://weather.gov Air Quality Alert - Brown (Wisconsin) http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WI.html#WIZ039.GRBAQAGRB.035400 TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...<br>STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...<br>APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...<br>TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ<br>954 PM CST MON NOV 23 2009<br><br>...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR BROWN COUNTY...<br><br>THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR<br>QUALITY ADVISORY FOR BROWN COUNTY FOR FINE PARTICULATES. THE<br>ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY.<br><br>THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EITHER EXCEEDS OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON<br>EXCEED AN UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS<br>INCLUDING CHILDREN...ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY<br>AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR<br>ACTIVITIES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.<br><br>THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALSO EXTENDED THE<br>AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE-QUARTERS OF WISCONSIN<br>THROUGH WEDNESDAY.<br><br>A STAGNANT AND DIRTY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR<br>ANOTHER DAY OR TWO. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT PARTICLE<br>POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN<br>SENSITIVE GROUPS IN ALL AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FAR NORTHERN<br>WISCONSIN.<br><br>TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...<br>PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR<br>POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING<br>LEAVES...GRASS...BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE<br>IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR<br>EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION.<br><br>FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE<br>DAILY AIR HOT LINE AT 1 8 6 6 DAILY AIR...OR 1 8 6 6 3 2 4 5 9 2<br>4.<br><br>$$<br><a href=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grb/>Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage</a> Special Weather Statement - Brown (Wisconsin) http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WI.html#WIZ039.GRBSPSGRB.104900 EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...<br>TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU...<br>WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...<br>ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ<br>449 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009<br><br>...THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW DURING PEAK<br>THANKSGIVING TRAVEL TIME...<br><br>A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF<br>THE WEEK. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN TO THE AREA<br>TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...COLDER AIR SEEPING INTO THE AREA<br>WILL CAUSE THE RAIN TO BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW AND POSSIBLY CHANGE<br>TO ALL SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THANKSGIVING MORNING. THE<br>CHANGEOVER IS LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH-CENTRAL<br>WISCONSIN FIRST...AND OVER THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE STATE LAST.<br><br>THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT<br>AND THANKSGIVING MORNING. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY<br>REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL ON<br>WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THANKSGIVING BE SURE TO MONITOR LATER<br>FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING SYSTEM.<br><br>$$<br><br>MG<br><a href=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/grb/>Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage</a>