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The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for Gaston County, from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for Mecklenburg County, until 8 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/.

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has issued a Code Orange Ground Level Ozone Action Day for the Catawba region of South Carolina, from 10 AM to 8 PM EDT Friday. Dominant high pressure will ensure minimal cloud cover and light and variable winds. Long-range wildfire smoke will also transport ozone precursors into the area. These factors will allow for sufficient ozone production, compounding with weak dispersion characteristics of an already pollutant-loaded atmosphere.

The Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department in Winston-Salem has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for the Davie County Triad area, until midnight EDT tonight. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department Web site at https://forsyth.cc/EAP/dailyforecast.aspx.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at Albany has issued a Air Quality Health Advisory for Fine Particulates until midnight EDT tonight. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an air quality index value of 100 for Fine Particulates. 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.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert for Fine Particulates until midnight EDT tonight. A Code RED Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthy, and the general public may experience mild health effects. Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 8 PM EDT this evening and again on Friday from 10 AM until 8 PM. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection in Winston Salem NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 8 PM EDT this evening and again on Friday from 10 AM until 8 PM. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection at www.forsyth.cc/EAP/dailyforecast.aspx

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 8 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code PURPLE Air Quality Alert for Erie and Crawford Counties. The advisory is until midnight EDT Friday night. Wildfire smoke from northern Minnesota and south central Canada will continue to result in unhealthy air quality through Friday. All Pennsylvania residents should limit time outdoors, especially vulnerable populations, including small children, the elderly, and those with respiratory ailments.