http://www.weather.gov/alerts/wi.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:24:56 4 en-us robert.bunge@noaa.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin (La Crosse/WIZ041) Issued by the National Weather Service http://weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif http://weather.gov http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WI.html#WIZ041.ARXAQAARX.192500 MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...<br>BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...<br>PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE<br>125 PM CST SUN NOV 22 2009<br><br>...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT...<br><br>THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR<br>QUALITY WATCH FOR PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY<br>NIGHT.<br><br>A STAGNANT AND INCREASINGLY DIRTY AIR MASS WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE<br>UPPER MIDWEST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY<br>THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS<br>FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS FOR COUNTIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN<br>TWO-THIRDS OF WISCONSIN.<br><br>DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN<br>THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED<br>AN AIR QUALITY WATCH THROUGH MONDAY.<br><br>CONCENTRATIONS OF PARTICULATES MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY<br>STANDARDS. AT THIS LEVEL OF PARTICULATES EXPOSURE...MEMBERS OF<br>SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC<br>IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED.<br><br>FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT WISCONSIN DNR AIR QUALITY<br>WEB SITE AT HTTP://DNR.WI.GOV/AIR/AQ/HEALTH/STATUS.ASP<br><br>$$<br><br>04<br><a href=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/>Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage</a>