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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
359 PM MDT Fri Jun 17 2022

...AIR QUALITY ALERT...

The following message is transmitted at the request of the New Mexico
Departments of Health and Environment, the United States Forest 
Service and the Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Response 
Program.

* WHAT...Winds will be out of the south southeast sustained around 15
  to 20 mph until the evening with variable wind patterns overnight. 
  Smoke impacts from the fires in Arizona may be detected overnight 
  and into the morning around around the Farmington area.

* WHERE...Moderate smoke impacts may be seen across portions of San
  Juan County. Elsewhere, mild smoke is possible at times but
  widespread unhealthy conditions are not expected. More details and
  latest air quality information can be found at
  https://fire.airnow.gov.

* WHEN...Remainder of this afternoon through at least 1 pm MDT
  Saturday, June 18th.

* IMPACTS...Those with conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive
  pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, and heart
  disease will be especially vulnerable to impacts from poor air
  quality, as will adults over age 65, young children, and pregnant
  women if smoke concentrations become unhealthy.

* 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.

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting New Mexico and with the 
wildfire season underway, New Mexicans will need to take extra
precautions. Smoke from wildfires may cause people to have more
severe reactions if they are infected COVID-19. The best way to
protect against the potentially harmful effects of wildfire smoke and
to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is to stay home and create a clean
indoor air space. NMDOH offers tips here:

https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/environment/air/IndoorQuality.html and
https://cv.nmhealth.org

New Mexicans will also need to take steps to keep their homes cool to
avoid heat-related illnesses. NMDOH offers tips here:

https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/health/climate/HeatIllness.html.

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

https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net.

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