NWS State College PA Air Quality Program

As a public service, the National Weather Service in State College redistributes the Official Air Quality Forecasts produced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and current Air Quality Index (AQI) reports from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). National Weather Service Guidance Products are used by state and local air quality forecasters to aid in the issuance of Air Quality Index (AQI) forecasts.

See the:

Latest Air Quality Report (Issued Daily)
and

Latest Air Quality Alert (Issued only as needed)

Official Air Quality Point Forecasts are issued by state and local air quality forecasters. Additional information on air quality can be found at the EPA's AIRnow website.

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AEUS71 KCTP 201929
AQICTP

AIR QUALITY FORECAST
PA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA
330 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE PROVIDED
BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

PAZ057-059-063-065-066-212000-
DAUPHIN-LEBANON-CUMBERLAND-YORK-LANCASTER-
330 PM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE FORECAST TUESDAY FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IS CODE LEVEL
YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE
TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY POLLUTANT
WILL BE PARTICLES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.

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      Additional Resources and References:

• EPA AIRNow Website
• Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) Contacts
• A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health (EPA)
• Ozone and Your Health (EPA)
• Ozone: Good up High, Bad Nearby (EPA)
• American Lung Association (ALA) of Pennsylvania