Front Range Air Quality Forecast & Colorado Smoke Outlook

FRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY FORECAST:
Friday, May 17, 2013, 2:15 PM

Ozone concentrations are expected be in the Good to Moderate range Friday through Monday. Moderate concentrations of ozone are possible for much of the Front Range region during the afternoon and evening hours on Friday and Saturday. Good concentrations of ozone are expected Sunday before moderate levels will be possible again Monday afternoon and evening, mainly for the foothills to the west of a Denver to Ft. Collins line. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion Friday, Saturday and Monday afternoons and evenings in those locations.

Fine Particulate Matter concentrations are expected to be in the Good category for Friday through Monday.

Carbon Monoxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category for Friday through Monday.

Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category for Friday through Monday.

Visibility in Denver is expected to be Good to Moderate for Friday through Monday.

COLORADO SMOKE OUTLOOK:
Friday, May 17, 2013, 2:15 PM

Light to moderate smoke is possible near prescribed fires over the next several days.

For information on statewide air quality conditions and advisories, visit:
http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx

For additional information about Wildfire Smoke, visit:
http://www.colorado.gov/airquality/wildfire.aspx

What if there is smoke in your area that is not reported above?

The focus of the Colorado Smoke Outlook is on large fires (e.g., greater than 100 acres in size). Nevertheless, smoke from smaller fires, prescribed fires, and/or smoke from new fires not yet known to CDPHE air quality meteorologists may cause locally heavy smoke.**

**IF VISIBILITY IS LESS THAN 5 MILES IN SMOKE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, SMOKE HAS REACHED LEVELS THAT ARE UNHEALTHY. If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors. This is especially true for those with heart disease, respiratory illnesses, the very young, and the elderly. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill.