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AEUS73 KGRB 111540
AQAGRB

AIR QUALITY ALERT
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
940 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

WIZ030-031-035>040-045-048>050-120500-
MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-
WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...
OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS
940 AM CST THU MAR 11 2010

...AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF WISCONSIN...

WISCONSIN CONTINUES TO BE IN A VERY STAGNANT AIR PATTERN.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH
UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS ACROSS THE MAJORITY
OF THE STATE ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. DUE TO THE
POTENTIAL OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN THE REGION THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY
WATCH FOR TODAY. THIS WATCH WILL BE IN AFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TONIGHT.

THE AIR QUALITY WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WISCONSIN
COUNTIES OF BROWN...CALUMET...KEWAUNEE...MANITOWOC...MARATHON...
OUTAGAMIE... PORTAGE...SHAWANO...WAUSHARA...WAUPACA...WINNEBAGO...
AND WOOD.

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...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 HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILY AIR OR 1-866-324-5924.

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