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Air Quality Alert
CAC019-029-031-039-047-107-230545-
FRESNO-KERN-KINGS-MADERA-MERCED-TULARE-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA
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.

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Wind Advisory
CAZ089>091-230000-
/O.EXB.KHNX.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
1011 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AREAS ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY
INCLUDING THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR AS WELL AS THROUGH AND BELOW
THE PASSES OF THE COASTAL RANGES. SOME AFFECTED CITIES INCLUDE
MERCED...LEMOORE...AND KETTLEMAN CITY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN IMPAIR DRIVING ABILITY AND CAN
STEER A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. VISIBILITIES CAN BE
REDUCED BY BLOWING DUST.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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