[TFDA] Dense smoke and haze, very bad air quality

Ben Greene ben.m.greene at gmail.com
Thu Jun 12 12:50:14 EDT 2008


There are some very bad air quality conditions today that everyone in
the area planning to play ultimate should be aware of.  Please stay
healthy!


...AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE AND HAZE WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...

EASTERLY LOW LEVEL WINDS HAVE ALLOWED SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LARGE
WILDFIRE IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TO MOVE WESTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SMOKE AND HAZE ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY INTO TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH
VISIBILITIES IN SMOKE AND HAZE WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 3 MILES...SOME
LOCATIONS MAY SEE VISIBILITIES DROP BELOW 1 MILE...AND POTENTIALLY AS
LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE... PARTICULARLY IN THE COASTAL PLAIN
ACROSS JOHNSTON...WAYNE AND SAMPSON COUNTIES.

CONDITIONS MAY WORSEN TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME CALM AND THE NOCTURNAL
INVERSION SETS UP. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 ARE MORE
LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE ADVERSE CONDITIONS IN SMOKE AND HAZE TONIGHT.

PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED
OUTDOOR EXERTION TODAY. EVERYONE ELSE...ESPECIALLY CHILDREN...SHOULD
LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION.


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