Air Quality Alerts - 2010

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
147 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

...AIR POLLUTION WATCH LEVEL ORANGE...

AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE - FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH.

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) HAS ISSUED A
LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
ON WEDNESDAY. OZONE LEVELS COULD REACH THE LEVEL ORANGE
"UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS" CATEGORY.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA, AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID
EXPOSURE. TO AVOID EXPOSURE, MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING
THE MID-DAY TO EARLY EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THIS TIME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE, VISIT THE TCEQ OZONE DATA PAGE:
(USE LOWER CASE LETTERS)
http://WWW.TCEQ.STATE.TX.US/NAV/DATA/OZONE_DATA.HTML

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
142 PM CDT TUE MAY 25 2010

...OZONE WATCH ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE WATCH FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
WEDNESDAY MAY 26TH. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE
HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA...AND THE ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN...ARE PARTICULARLY
SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPOSURE. TO AVOID
EXPOSURE...MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING THE MID-DAY TO EARLY
EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA DURING THIS
TIME.

OZONE REACHING EXCESSIVE LEVELS AT ANY SITE IN THE AREA MAY MOVE TO
OR FROM OTHER SITES WITHIN THE AREA...DEPENDING ON WIND DIRECTION AND
OTHER FACTORS. EXCESSIVE LEVELS MAY LINGER UNTIL SUNSET. OZONE
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF AIR POLLUTION LEVELS ARE DETECTED AT
UNHEALTHY LEVELS.

[Dave]

PAZ067>071-270200-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
336 PM EDT TUE MAY 25 2010

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS DECLARED
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE REGION...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
10 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.

AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT AIR QUALITY WITHIN THE REGION
MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CURRENT AND FORECAST CONCENTRATIONS OF
GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICULATES, VISIT ON THE WEB AT
http://WWW.AIRNOW.GOV OR http://WWW.AQPARTNERS.STATE.PA.US

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
512 AM EDT WED MAY 26 2010

INZ031-037-039>041-046>048-054>056-067-071-262300-
HOWARD-BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-
MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-KNOX-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...
INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...VINCENNES...SEYMOUR
512 AM EDT WED MAY 26 2010


...AN OZONE ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED...

THE OFFICIALS AT THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT HAVE CALLED FOR AN OZONE ACTION DAY TODAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING INDIANA COUNTIES...

MARION...HAMILTON...MADISON...DELAWARE...HANCOCK...SHELBY...
JOHNSON...MORGAN...HENDRICKS...BOONE...HOWARD...JACKSON AND KNOX.

AN OZONE ACTION DAY MEANS THAT A COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES...
LIGHT WINDS...AND OTHER FACTORS...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE EMISSIONS...MAY EXCEED
FEDERALLY MANDATED STANDARDS.

HERE ARE SOME RECOMMENDED ACTIONS THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE TO REDUCE
OZONE FORMING EMISSIONS.

RIDE THE BUS INSTEAD OF TAKING YOUR CAR.
CAR-POOL WITH A FRIEND OR CO-WORKER.
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT IN DRIVE THRU LANES.
POSTPONE FILLING OR TOPPING OFF YOUR GAS TANK UNTIL AFTER DARK.
PUT OFF MOWING YOUR LAWN UNTIL AFTER 600 PM.

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
201 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

...AIR POLLUTION WATCH LEVEL ORANGE...

AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE - FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH.

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) HAS ISSUED A
LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
FOR THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
ON THURSDAY. OZONE LEVELS COULD REACH THE LEVEL ORANGE "UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS" CATEGORY.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA, AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID
EXPOSURE. TO AVOID EXPOSURE, MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING
THE MID-DAY TO EARLY EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THIS TIME.

[Dave]

HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
440 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS FORECASTING A CODE
ORANGE OZONE ACTION DAY FOR JEFFERSON...ORANGE...AND HARDIN
COUNTIES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX INDICATES THAT OZONE WILL BE AT THE ORANGE
LEVEL...WHICH MEANS MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE
HEALTH EFFECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED..
INCREASING OZONE LEVELS MAY CAUSE UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY DURING
AFTERNOON HOURS. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE
WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED
OUTDOOR EXERTION.

PLEASE TAKE WHATEVER VOLUNTARY STEPS YOU CAN TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OZONE FORMATION. DRIVE LESS AND MAKE SURE YOUR
AUTOMOBILE IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. MAKE SURE YOUR GAS CAP IS
TIGHT. WAIT UNTIL AFTER 6 PM TO REFUEL YOUR VEHICLE AND USE GAS
POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT.

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
205 PM CDT WED MAY 26 2010

...OZONE WATCH ISSUED FOR THURSDAY...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE WATCH FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
THURSDAY MAY 27TH. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE
HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA...AND THE ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN...ARE PARTICULARLY
SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPOSURE. TO AVOID
EXPOSURE...MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING THE MID-DAY TO EARLY
EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA DURING THIS
TIME.

OZONE REACHING EXCESSIVE LEVELS AT ANY SITE IN THE AREA MAY MOVE TO
OR FROM OTHER SITES WITHIN THE AREA...DEPENDING ON WIND DIRECTION AND
OTHER FACTORS. EXCESSIVE LEVELS MAY LINGER UNTIL SUNSET. OZONE
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF AIR POLLUTION LEVELS ARE DETECTED AT
UNHEALTHY LEVELS.

[TexasStooge]

This is the 3rd straight day for North Texas.

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AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
150 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

...AIR POLLUTION WATCH LEVEL ORANGE...

AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE - FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH.

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) HAS ISSUED A
LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
FOR FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2010.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
ON FRIDAY. OZONE LEVELS COULD REACH THE LEVEL ORANGE "UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS" CATEGORY.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA, AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID
EXPOSURE.  TO AVOID EXPOSURE, MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING
THE MID-DAY TO EARLY EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THIS TIME.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE, VISIT THE TCEQ OZONE DATA PAGE:
(USE LOWER CASE LETTERS)
WWW.TCEQ.STATE.TX.US/NAV/DATA/OZONE_DATA.HTML

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING
AGENCIES:

TCEQ DFW OFFICE, 817-588-5800

NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
MS. AMANDA BRIMMER, 817-608-2354

CITY OF DALLAS
MR. JOHN KOLLER OR MR. DAVID MILLER, P.E., 214-948-4435

CITY OF FORT WORTH
MS. HAILY SUMMERFORD, 817-871-8570

TARRANT COUNTY
MR. SAM ADAMIE, R.S. OR MR. DAVID JEFFERSON, R.S., 817-321-4973

NORTH TEXAS CLEAN AIR COALITION
MS. SHANNON MORRIS, 972-621-0400

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
MR. JIM AFGHANI, 214-665-6613
OR
MR. JAN MONEYSMITH, 214-665-2729
OR
MR. JIM YARBROUGH, 214-665-7232

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
MS. TESSIE HOLLOWAY, 214-631-5864

[Dave]

Looks like San Antonio is starting into it also...ours will start in June/July out of Cincinnati, Louisville, and Indianapolis. Gets rough breathing even out here in the country.

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
ALAMO AREA AIR COALITION
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
157 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ALERT DAY...

THE ALAMO AREA AIR COALITION HAS DECLARED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ALERT
DAY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO AREA FOR FRIDAY MAY 28, 2010.

WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH
LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION ON FRIDAY MAY 28, 2010.

VOLUNTARY ACTION IS NEEDED TO HELP REDUCE AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS AND
TO HELP PREVENT OZONE FORMATION.

TO REDUCE OZONE POLLUTION...THE ALAMO AREA AIR COALITION URGES AREA
RESIDENTS TO REDUCE VEHICLE TRIPS...CARPOOL...RIDE THE BUS AND AVOID
RUNNING GASOLINE ENGINES. OTHER RECOMMENDED ACTIONS INCLUDE WAITING
UNTIL AFTER 6 PM TO BUY GAS...MOW LAWNS OR RUN ERRANDS.

IF REQUIRED...THE NEXT AIR QUALITY ALERT DAY NOTICE WILL BE
ISSUED BY 3 PM FRIDAY MAY 28, 2010

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
359 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

...OZONE WATCH ON FRIDAY FOR THE HOUSTON AREA...


THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE WATCH FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
FRIDAY...MAY 28TH. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE
HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA...AND THE ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN...ARE PARTICULARLY
SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPOSURE. TO AVOID
EXPOSURE...MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING THE MID-DAY TO EARLY
EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA DURING THIS
TIME.

OZONE REACHING EXCESSIVE LEVELS AT ANY SITE IN THE AREA MAY MOVE TO
OR FROM OTHER SITES WITHIN THE AREA...DEPENDING ON WIND DIRECTION AND
OTHER FACTORS. EXCESSIVE LEVELS MAY LINGER UNTIL SUNSET. OZONE
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IF AIR POLLUTION LEVELS ARE DETECTED AT
UNHEALTHY LEVELS.

[Dave]

HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
306 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS FORECASTING A CODE
ORANGE OZONE ACTION DAY FOR JEFFERSON...ORANGE...AND HARDIN
COUNTIES...IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX INDICATES THAT OZONE WILL BE AT THE ORANGE
LEVEL...WHICH MEANS MEMBERS OF SENSITIVE GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE
HEALTH EFFECTS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED..
INCREASING OZONE LEVELS MAY CAUSE UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY DURING
AFTERNOON HOURS. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE
WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA...SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED
OUTDOOR EXERTION.

PLEASE TAKE WHATEVER VOLUNTARY STEPS YOU CAN TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OZONE FORMATION. DRIVE LESS AND MAKE SURE YOUR
AUTOMOBILE IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. MAKE SURE YOUR GAS CAP IS
TIGHT. WAIT UNTIL AFTER 6 PM TO REFUEL YOUR VEHICLE AND USE GAS
POWERED LAWN EQUIPMENT.

[Shoshana]

... Air pollution watch level Orange...

An air pollution watch level Orange has been issued by the Texas
commission on environmental quality for the central Texas clean Air
Force... for possible high ozone in the Austin area on Friday may 28,
2010.

Weather conditions are expected to be favorable for ozone to reach
aqi level Orange, unhealthy for sensitive groups, on Friday may 28,
2010.

The air quality index (aqi) scale is defined by the U.S.
Environmental protection agency with the following guidance for
level orange: active children and adults, and people with
respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged
outdoor exertion.

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY INDEX STATEMENT
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1117 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED BY THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

DUE TO HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE...A CLEAN AIR ALERT HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR FRIDAY...MAY 28...FOR THE OKLAHOMA CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.

PERSONS WITH EXISTING HEART OR RESPIRATORY AILMENTS SHOULD REDUCE
PHYSICAL EXERTION AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM BY
REDUCING VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY RIDING THE
BUS...CARPOOLING...AND AVOIDING UNNECESSARY TRIPS. THE PUBLIC IS
ALSO ASKED TO AVOID REFUELING DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS AND AVOID THE USE OF TWO-CYCLE ENGINES SUCH AS LAWN MOWERS...
MOTORCYCLES...WEEDEATERS...AND OUTBOARD ENGINES. IT IS ALSO ADVISED
TO LIMIT OUTDOOR BURNING.

[Dave]

TULSA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TULSA
1128 AM CDT THU MAY 27 2010

...OZONE WATCH FRIDAY...

THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN OZONE
WATCH FOR FRIDAY...FOR THE TULSA METROPOLITAN
AREA. AN OZONE WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY BECOME FAVORABLE FOR THE
BUILDUP OF OZONE NEAR THE GROUND...TO AN UNHEALTHY LEVEL.

WHEN WINDS ARE LIGHT...THE VAPORS FROM FUELS SUCH AS GASOLINE...
EXHAUST FROM ENGINES...AND AIR POLLUTANTS FROM INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
REMAIN TRAPPED NEAR THE GROUND. IF SUNSHINE IS ABUNDANT WHEN THESE
AIR POLLUTANTS BUILD UP...A CHEMICAL PROCESS IS TRIGGERED THAT
RESULTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OZONE NEAR THE GROUND DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

WHILE OZONE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE IS BENEFICIAL IN
SCREENING THE SUNS RADIATION...IT IS HARMFUL NEAR THE GROUND. OZONE
CAN BOTHER THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND CAN DAMAGE VEGETATION.

A FEW SIMPLE MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO HELP KEEP THE OZONE LEVELS FROM
BECOMING UNHEALTHY. DURING OZONE ALERT DAYS:

POSTPONE ANY UNNECESSARY DRIVING...AND CAR POOL IF POSSIBLE.
IF YOU DO DRIVE TO WORK...TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER IN
YOUR CAR OFF DURING YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. YOU CAN ALSO CUT DOWN ON
EXTRA DRIVING BY BRINGING YOUR LUNCH TO WORK. IF YOU MUST REFUEL YOUR
VEHICLE...DO IT IN THE EVENING AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN OR
POSTPONE YOUR FUELING TO ANOTHER DAY.

POSTPONE RUNNING THE LAWN MOWER AND GAS TRIMMER...THE EXHAUST FROM
THESE SMALL ENGINES CONTRIBUTES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POLLUTION
TO THE AIR. INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES SHOULD REDUCE POLLUTION EMISSIONS
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON OZONE ALERT DAYS.

THESE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES...PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE TULSA METRO
AREA...CAN HAVE A TREMENDOUS EFFECT IN REDUCING THE POLLUTANTS THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO OZONE PROBLEMS.

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
143 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010

...AIR POLLUTION WATCH LEVEL ORANGE...

AIR POLLUTION WATCH - LEVEL ORANGE - FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH.

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ) HAS ISSUED A
LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH FOR THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
FOR SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE AIR POLLUTION IN THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREA
ON SUNDAY. OZONE LEVELS COULD REACH THE LEVEL ORANGE "UNHEALTHY
FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS" CATEGORY.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA, AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN, ARE
PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID
EXPOSURE. TO AVOID EXPOSURE, MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING
THE MID-DAY TO EARLY EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THIS TIME.

[Dave]

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
222 PM CDT SAT MAY 29 2010

...OZONE WATCH ON SUNDAY FOR THE HOUSTON AREA...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE WATCH FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
SUNDAY...MAY 30TH. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE
HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS.

ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF OZONE CAN ACT AS A LUNG IRRITANT.
INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA AND
EMPHYSEMA...AND THE ELDERLY AND SMALL CHILDREN...ARE PARTICULARLY
SENSITIVE TO OZONE AND SHOULD ATTEMPT TO AVOID EXPOSURE. TO AVOID
EXPOSURE...MINIMIZE EXERTION OUTDOORS DURING THE MID-DAY TO EARLY
EVENING HOURS OR STAY INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA DURING THIS
TIME.