NOUS43 KMPX 081650 ADRMSP WIZ017-023>072-100500- AIR QUALITY WATCH WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 900 AM CST MONDAY MARCH 8 2010 ...AIR QUALITY WATCH EXTENDED FOR SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF WISCONSIN FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER WISCONSIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS OF FINE PARTICLES. LIGHT WINDS WILL KEEP DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS TO A MINIMUM. IT IS LIKELY THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE. DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WATCH WILL BE IN AFFECT UNTIL 11 PM TUESDAY NIGHT. THE AIR QUALITY WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WISCONSIN COUNTIES OF TAYLOR...ST. CROIX...PIERCE...DUNN...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA... EAU CLAIRE...CLARK...MARATHON...SHAWANO...BUFFALO...TREMPEALEAU...JACKSON... WOOD...PORTAGE...WAUPACA...OUTAGAMIE...BROWN...KEWAUNEE...LA CROSSE...MONROE ...JUNEAU...ADAMS...WAUSHARA...MARQUETTE...GREEN LAKE...WINNEBAGO...CALUMET... MANITOWOC...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...VERNON...CRAWFORD...RICHLAND...SAUK... COLUMBIA...DODGE...WASHINGTON...OZAUKEE...GRANT...IOWA...DANE...JEFFERSON... WAUKESHA...MILWAUKEE...LAFAYETTE...GREEN...ROCK...WALWORTH...RACINE AND KENOSHA. 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-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924. $$