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Air Quality Alert issued May 17 at 1:14PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MIThe Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy(EGLE) has declared an Air Quality Advisory for Saturday May 18th forelevated levels of ozone in parts of southeast Michigan. Pollutantswithin those areas are expected to be in the Unhealthy for SensitiveGroups (USG, Orange AQI) range.The Air Quality Advisory is in effect for the following southeast Michigancounties...Livingston...Macomb...Monroe...Oakland...St. Clair...Washtenaw andWayne.Ample sunshine, light winds with a southern component, andincreasing surface and upper-level temperatures will make conditionsconducive for ozone development Saturday. The timing of highestozone concentrations will be during the mid-afternoon to earlyevening hours.It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdooractivities, especially those with respiratory diseases such asasthma.People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead toozone formation. These activities include...refueling vehicles ortopping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipmentand using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include...driving less, telecommuting, walking or bike riding, delaying orcombining errands, using water-based paints.For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to-dateair quality data: https://www.airnow.gov/

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