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Air Quality Alert

Statement as of 10:34 AM PDT on May 22, 2013

Expires 1:45 AM EDT on May 23, 2013


The valley air district has issued a health cautionary statement
for Merced... Fresno... Kings... Tulare... and the valley portion of
Kern counties from Wednesday afternoon through this evening due
to blowing dust caused by windy conditions.

Exposure to particle pollution can cause serious health
problems... aggravate lung disease... cause asthma attacks and
acute bronchitis and increase risk of respiratory infections. In
people with heart disease... short-term exposure to particle
pollution has been linked to heart attacks and arrhythmia/S...
according to the U.S. Environmental protection agency. Children
and elderly people are also more susceptible to consequences of
high particulate levels.

Stay indoors if possible. Avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor
physical activities to reduce the affects of unhealthy air.



1034 am PDT Wed may 22 2013

The valley air district has issued a health cautionary statement
for Merced... Fresno... Kings... Tulare... and the valley portion of
Kern counties from Wednesday afternoon through this evening due
to blowing dust caused by windy conditions.

Exposure to particle pollution can cause serious health
problems... aggravate lung disease... cause asthma attacks and
acute bronchitis and increase risk of respiratory infections. In
people with heart disease... short-term exposure to particle
pollution has been linked to heart attacks and arrhythmia/S...
according to the U.S. Environmental protection agency. Children
and elderly people are also more susceptible to consequences of
high particulate levels.

Stay indoors if possible. Avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor
physical activities to reduce the affects of unhealthy air.


Public Information Statement

Statement as of 3:09 PM EDT on May 22, 2013

...Highest Winds In The Past Hour...


... Location... ... time... ... wind...
Mojave Nat test pilot (kern ca) 1200 PM may 22 49 mph
bird sprngs-wylies knob (kern ca) 1127 am may 22 49 mph
Jawbone Canyon RAWS (kern ca) (goes) 1114 am may 22 48 mph
laural mountain (kern ca) (goes) 1126 am may 22 47 mph
Cache creek chp (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1150 am may 22 44 mph
northwest Mojave (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1147 am may 22 43 mph
Mojave AWOS (kern ca) (2785 ft)(awos) 1155 am may 22 43 mph
west Rosamond (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1149 am may 22 41 mph
North Edwards ASOS (kern ca) (asos) 1132 am may 22 41 mph
Jawbone visitor center (kern ca) 1131 am may 22 41 mph
Ridgecrest (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1122 am may 22 39 mph
SW Ridgecrest (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1132 am may 22 38 mph
China Lake ASOS (kern ca) (asos) 1132 am may 22 37 mph
3 SW Ridgecrest (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1152 am may 22 37 mph
Mountain Mesa (kern ca) (3141 ft)(raws) 1118 am may 22 36 mph
Red Rock Canyon (kern ca) (aprswxnet) 1127 am may 22 35 mph


Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed is considered official. The
National Weather Service thanks its private and public partners for
providing US with this data.


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