Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:15:08 EDT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/aq.php NOAA Information on Air Quality noaawatch@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us noaawatch@noaa.gov http://www.noaawatch.gov/images/rss/airquality.gif http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/aq.php NOAA Logo http://www.airnow.gov/ An Air Quality Action Day with ozone levels Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups has been declared for Bakersfield, Fresno, Hanford, Madera, Modesto, Stockton, and Visalia, California. An air quality action day means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:51:06 EST nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range are forecast today for Phoenix and Pinal County, Arizona and an Air Quality Action Day has been declared. An air quality action day means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:13:33 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range are forecast today for Bakersfield, Fresno, San Bernardino, Lake Elsinore, Perris Valley, the San Diego Foothills and Visalia, California. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:57:35 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Air quality levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range are forecast today for Auburn, Bakersfield, Fresno, portions of the Sacramento area, and San Bernardino, California. The Station fire will continue to generate localized areas of smoke and unhealthy air quality in portions of the San Gabriel Mountains. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:25:18 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range are forecast today for Bakersfield, Visalia, and portions of the Los Angeles area in California, Wilmington, Delaware, Springfield, and Worcester, Massachusetts, Ann Arbor, Benton Harbor, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ludington, and Traverse City, Michigan, the state of New Jersey, Buffalo, New York, and Niagara Falls, New York, Cleveland-Akron-Lorain, Columbus, and Youngstown, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Susquehanna Valley, and the Liberty/Clairton area of Pennsylvania. An Air Quality Action Day has been declared for many of these locations. An air quality action day means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:50:15 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels are forecast to reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups in Visalia and portions of Los Angeles, California, Baton Rouge area of Louisiana, Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. An Air Quality Action day has been declared today for the Baton Rouge area. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:15:25 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range are forecast today in the Cascade foothills of eastern King and Pierce counties of Washington state, along with Bakersfield, Visalia, and portions of the Los Angeles area in California. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:33:56 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels of ozone are forecast for the Cascade foothills of eastern King and Pierce counties in Washington, Portland, Oregon, and portions of the Los Angeles, California, area. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:49:08 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy range are forecast for portions of the San Bernardino, California area. Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels are forecast for Auburn, Bakersfield, Lake Elsinore, Norco/Corona, Perris Valley, Placerville, Simi Valley, Visalia, and the Sacramento area in California. The Cascade foothills of eastern King and Pierce counties of Washington are also forecast to have Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:06:13 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels are forecast for the Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, New Haven, and New London-Groton, areas of Connecticut, the Auburn, Bakersfield, Placerville, Roseville-Rocklin, Sacramento, Visalia, areas of California, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and San Juan County, New Mexico. An Air Quality Action day has been declared for the entire state of New Jersey, New York City, New York, Newburgh, New York, Wilmington, Delaware, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Valley, Pennsylvania and El Paso, Texas due to ozone levels reaching the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:16:23 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Unhealthy air quality levels for ozone are forecast for San Bernardino, California. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels are forecast for Bakersfield, Visalia, and portions of the Los Angeles area in California. An Air Quality Action day has been declared for the El Paso, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Tyler-Longview-Marshall areas of Texas, due to ozone levels reaching the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:56:59 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Unhealthy air quality levels for ozone are forecast for Bakersfield, Fresno, and Visalia, California. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels are forecast for Boise, Idaho, Las Vegas, Nevada, along with Auburn, Hanford, Placerville, Stockton, and the Sacramento, California Area. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:13:03 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Unhealthy air quality levels for ozone are forecast for areas of California including Auburn, Bakersfield, Fresno, Placerville, Roseville-Rocklin, and Sacramento. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels are forecast for Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada, Salt Lake City, Utah, along with Elk Grove, Folsom, Hanford, Madera, Paradise, Visalia, Western Nevada County, and portions of the Los Angeles, California Area. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:49:49 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy range are forecast for Bakersfield and Fresno California. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ozone levels are forecast for Baton Rouge Louisiana, Auburn and Hanford California along with the portions of the Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Ventura County areas. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:17:41 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy range are forecast for New Orleans and the Baton Rouge area in Louisiana and Bakersfield California. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ozone levels are forecast for portions of California including Auburn, Fresno, Hanford, Merced, Modesto, Placerville, and Visalia along with portions of the Los Angeles and Sacramento areas. These levels are also expected in Mobile Alabama, Pensacola Florida, Lafayette and Lake Charles Louisiana, Mississippi Gulf Coast, and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:12:56 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy range are forecast for portions of California including Bakersfield, Fresno and locations in the Sacramento and San Francisco areas. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality levels are forecast for Atlanta Georgia along with Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas in Texas. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:41:59 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ozone levels in the Unhealthy range are forecast for Visalia, California. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality levels are forecast for portions of California, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:12:56 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Air Quality Action days have been declared for portions of Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Delaware due to ozone levels in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups air quality levels are also forecast for portions of Arkansas, California, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:40:51 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ Ground-level ozone is forecast to reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels in portions of eastern Texas including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria area. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:32:09 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.airquality.noaa.gov/ The National Weather Service and the Environmental Protection Agency urge Americans to "Be Air Aware" during Air Quality Awareness Week, April 27-May 1, 2009. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:09:17 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ In the East, a ridge of high pressure will limit vertical mixing in the atmosphere and produce mostly sunny skies and above-normal surface temperatures, enhancing ground-level ozone formation. In addition, southwesterly winds ahead of an approaching cold front will bring moisture and pollutants into the region, aiding particle formation. These conditions will lead to widespread Moderate AQI levels across the East, with portions of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Vermont reaching Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels. In the West, generally light winds in California will limit pollutant dispersion, and mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures will enhance ozone formation. As a result, Moderate AQI levels are expected throughout the state, with AQI levels in Bakersfield, CA, forecast to be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups on Sunday. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:45:01 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.airnow.gov/ In the West, abundant sunshine and warm temperatures will enhance ozone formation. In addition, some pollutant carryover from previous days will result in some areas in southern California expected to reach Unhealthy AQI levels. In the South, Midwest, and East, mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures will enhance ozone formation. Some parts of Texas are expected to see Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels on Monday. Major metropolitan areas, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. will see Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:45:50 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080428_airquality.html May marks the beginning of ozone season in most areas of the country – a good time to make sure that you check your daily Air Quality Index (AQI) and forecast information to help you protect your health. “Be Air Aware: Keep an Eye on the AQI” is the theme of this year’s Air Quality Awareness Week, April 28 to May 2. NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency established the awareness week to remind Americans of the importance air quality forecasts can play in their daily lives. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:20:42 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov