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Air Quality Forecast/Action Guide

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 Air Quality
Forecast and Action Guide

CODE

AIR QUALITY

WEATHER CONDITIONS

RECOMMENDED ACTION

PURPLE

VERY UNHEALTHY

Temperature:
middle 90s to 100s

Wind:
light breeze or none

Precipitation:
none

When air quality reaches very unhealthy levels:

People with respiratory or heart ailments, children, and older adults should avoid outdoor physical activities.

Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

Residents are strongly urged to take all of the actions below.

RED

UNHEALTHY

Temperature:
middle 90s to 100s

Wind:
light breeze or none

Precipitation:
none

When air quality reaches unhealthY levels:

Children should reduce outdoor activities.

Healthy individuals should limit strenuous or prolonged outdoor work or exercise.

Individuals with respiratory or heart ailments should limit outdoor activities.

Residents are strongly urged to take all of the actions below. In addition:

Avoid mowing lawns with gasoline-powered mowers.

Put off any painting until later.

ORANGE

UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS

Temperature:
upper 80s to low 90s

Wind:
light breeze

Precipitation:
slight chance to none

When air quality reaches levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups, the following people should limit prolonged outdoor activities:

Children and adults who experience difficulty breathing outdoors.

Those with respiratory or heart ailments.

All residents are urged to:

Limit driving and refuel cars after dusk.

Avoid using aerosol products.

Share a ride, use transit, or drive only the best-maintained, most fuel-efficient vehicles.

YELLOW

 MODERATE

Temperature:
upper 70s to mid 80s

Wind:
light to moderate

Precipitation:
chance of rain

When air quality is in the moderate range, residents should:

Consolidate trips and errands.

Limit car idling when possible.

Conserve electricity and set air conditioning to 78 degrees Farenheit.

GREEN

GOOD

Temperature:
mid 70s to mid 80s

Wind:
moderate to heavy

Precipitation:
chance of steady rain

Throughout the ozone smog season (May through September), residents should try to:

Carpool, use transit, bike or walk when possible.

Keep cars and boats tuned.

Use environmentally friendly paints and cleaning products.

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