http://www.weather.gov/alerts/wi.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:49 4 en-us robert.bunge@noaa.gov w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Wisconsin (Richland/WIZ055) Issued by the National Weather Service http://weather.gov/images/xml_logo.gif http://weather.gov http://www.weather.gov/alerts/WI.html#WIZ055.ARXAQAARX.153400 MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...<br>BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...<br>PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE<br>934 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009<br><br>...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...<br><br>THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR<br>QUALITY ADVISORY FOR PARTICULATES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST<br>WEDNESDAY.<br><br>THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EITHER EXCEEDS OR IS EXPECTED TO SOON<br>EXCEED THE UNHEALTHY LEVEL FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS<br>INCLUDING CHILDREN... ELDERLY PEOPLE...INDIVIDUALS WITH<br>RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC PROBLEMS...OR ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS<br>OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.<br><br>TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS...<br>PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION<br>BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING LEAVES...GRASS...<br>BRUSH...OR WOOD...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING<br>SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT...AND PRACTICE<br>ENERGY CONSERVATION.<br><br>FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR<br>HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924.<br><br>$$<br><br>NWS LA CROSSE<br><a href=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/>Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage</a>