Stafford Weather Advisories
WEATHER ALERT
Issue Date: 1044 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
...POOR AIR QUALITY IN THE MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO CANADIAN WILDFIRES... Due to Canadian wildfires, smoke is prevalent in the mid- Atlantic region, including the greater Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas. Under northerly winds, smoke will continue to be pushed south over our area. Thicker smoke may overspread parts of the area late tonight into Thursday morning, resulting in poor air quality and visibility potentially less than 2 miles. Some improvement is likely through the day, but the smoke likely will continue to affect the area at times until a front on Friday potentially brings some reprieve to fine particle concentrations. Depending on your location, Air Quality will vary, with much of the area either Code Orange or Code Red through at least Thursday. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, pregnant people, and those that spend a lot of time outdoors. Some areas may see Code Red, which means “unhealthy for the general population.” If you are under a Code Red Air Quality Alert, everyone should keep outdoor activities light and short. For those people in sensitive groups, consider moving all activities indoors. The effects of air pollution on people can be minimized by avoiding strenuous outdoor activity or exercising indoors. Go indoors if you have symptoms. Be aware of your air quality, which you can track here: https://fire.airnow.gov More info is here: https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/ Air quality monitoring and forecasts are done by the states. The National Weather Service helps to disseminate these air quality forecasts. For more information on air quality, including ground-level ozone and fine particles, visit your state’s website: Maryland: mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx Washington DC: https://www.mwcog.org/environment/air/forecast/ Virginia: deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/air/monitoring-assessments/ air-quality-forecast West Virginia: https://dep.wv.gov/daq/air-monitoring/Pages/AirQualityIndex.aspx
...POOR AIR QUALITY IN THE MID-ATLANTIC THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO CANADIAN WILDFIRES... Due to Canadian wildfires, smoke is prevalent in the mid- Atlantic region, including the greater Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas. Under northerly winds, smoke will continue to be pushed south over our area. Thicker smoke may overspread parts of the area late tonight into Thursday morning, resulting in poor air quality and visibility potentially less than 2 miles. Some improvement is likely through the day, but the smoke likely will continue to affect the area at times until a front on Friday potentially brings some reprieve to fine particle concentrations. Depending on your location, Air Quality will vary, with much of the area either Code Orange or Code Red through at least Thursday. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, pregnant people, and those that spend a lot of time outdoors. Some areas may see Code Red, which means “unhealthy for the general population.” If you are under a Code Red Air Quality Alert, everyone should keep outdoor activities light and short. For those people in sensitive groups, consider moving all activities indoors. The effects of air pollution on people can be minimized by avoiding strenuous outdoor activity or exercising indoors. Go indoors if you have symptoms. Be aware of your air quality, which you can track here: https://fire.airnow.gov More info is here: https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/ Air quality monitoring and forecasts are done by the states. The National Weather Service helps to disseminate these air quality forecasts. For more information on air quality, including ground-level ozone and fine particles, visit your state’s website: Maryland: mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx Washington DC: https://www.mwcog.org/environment/air/forecast/ Virginia: deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/air/monitoring-assessments/ air-quality-forecast West Virginia: https://dep.wv.gov/daq/air-monitoring/Pages/AirQualityIndex.aspx
WEATHER ALERT
Issue Date: 509 PM EDT Wed Jun 7 2023
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in effect for the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Maryland suburban DC region, Baltimore City Metro and Annapolis region, Northern Baltimore, and Northeast Maryland. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in effect Thursday for the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Maryland suburban DC region, Baltimore City Metro and Annapolis region, Northern Baltimore, and Northeast Maryland. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in effect for the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Maryland suburban DC region, Baltimore City Metro and Annapolis region, Northern Baltimore, and Northeast Maryland. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in effect Thursday for the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Maryland suburban DC region, Baltimore City Metro and Annapolis region, Northern Baltimore, and Northeast Maryland. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.