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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
457 AM MDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...AIR QUALITY ALERT...

The following message is transmitted at the request of the New
Mexico Departments of Health and Environment, City of Albuquerque 
Environmental Health, and the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality 
Response Program.

* WHAT...Unhealthy air quality levels due to wildfire smoke.

* WHERE...The Albuquerque Metro Area.

* WHEN...Through 11 am Today, September 27, 2024.

* IMPACTS...For sensitive groups, don't do any intense or lengthy
physical activity. Move activities indoors or to a time when the air
quality is better. For everyone else, limit intense or lengthy
physical activity. Take more breaks during all outdoor activities.

* HEALTH INFORMATION...Remember, your eyes are your best tools to
determine if it is safe to be outside. Use the 5-3-1 Method available
at https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/environment/air/FireAndSmoke.html.

If visibility is:

Under 5 miles, the air quality is unhealthy for young children,  
adults over age 65, pregnant women, and people with heart
and/or lung disease, asthma or other respiratory illness. 
Outdoor activity should be minimized.

Around 3 miles, young children, adults over age 65, pregnant
women, and people with heart and/or lung disease, asthma or other
respiratory illness should avoid all outdoor activities.

Around 1 mile, the air quality is unhealthy for everyone. People
should remain indoors and avoid all outdoor activities including
running errands. Unless an evacuation has been issued, stay inside
your home, indoor workplace, or in a safe shelter.

For smoke forecast outlooks from the Interagency Wildland Fire Air
Quality Response Program please visit:

https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net.

$$