Front Range Air Quality Forecast & Colorado Smoke Outlook

FRONT RANGE AIR QUALITY FORECAST:
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 2:15 PM

Ozone concentrations are expected be in the Good to Moderate category on Thursday and Friday. Moderate concentrations of ozone will be possible Friday afternoon and evening for much of the Front Range region. Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion between 2 pm and 8 pm on Friday.

Fine Particulate Matter concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Thursday and Friday.

Carbon Monoxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Thursday and Friday.

Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations are expected to be in the Good category on Thursday and Friday.

Visibility in Denver is expected to be Moderate on Friday.

COLORADO SMOKE OUTLOOK:
Thursday, May 23, 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.