Air Quality Alert until 11:00PM Friday
…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT FRIDAY… THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES… BERGEN…ESSEX…PASSAIC…UNION…HUDSON. IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT FRIDAY.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT OZONE IS FORECAST TO REACH THE UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY ACROSS NEW JERSEY DUE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, AND HOT TEMPERATURES. SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, AND PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES SUCH AS ASTHMA, SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…PLEASE VISIT THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEB SITE AT… HTTP://WWW.NJAQINOW.NET
* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN BERGEN … EASTERN ESSEX … EASTERN PASSAIC … EASTERN UNION … HUDSON … WESTERN BERGEN … WESTERN ESSEX … WESTERN UNION
