Air Stagnation Advisory
NYC059-085-047-081-061-005-119-087-170600-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ALBANY NY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1126 AM EDT THU FEB 16 2006


THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS
ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY...UNTIL 1 AM ON FRIDAY...FOR
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

RICHMOND, KINGS, QUEENS, NEW YORK, BRONX, WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND.

AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN
AN AQI VALUE OF 100. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX, OR AQI, WAS CREATED AS
AN EASY WAY TO CORRELATE LEVELS OF DIFFERENT POLLUTANTS TO ONE
SCALE. THE HIGHER THE AQI VALUE, THE GREATER THE HEALTH
CONCERN.

WHEN POLLUTION LEVELS ARE ELEVATED, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH RECOMMENDS THAT INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER LIMITING STRENUOUS
OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ADVERSE HEALTH
EFFECTS. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE TO THE EFFECTS OF
ELEVATED LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDE THE VERY YOUNG, AND THOSE WITH
PRE-EXISTING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR HEART DISEASE.
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING THEIR PERSONAL
PHYSICIAN.

A TOLL FREE AIR QUALITY HOTLINE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SO NEW YORK
RESIDENTS CAN STAY INFORMED ON THE AIR QUALITY SITUATION. THE TOLL
FREE NUMBER IS: 1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5.
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Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
341 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TRI-STATE REGION ON FRIDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT
LAKES REGION TONIGHT...AND THEN UP THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY
ON FRIDAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...AND WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-170445-
/O.NEW.KOKX.WI.Y.0007.060217T1400Z-060217T2300Z/
NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
341 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH...THE WINDS WILL TURN
WEST AND ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
FOR THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
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