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On the topic of wildfires, here is the fire risk map for BC. The heat has upped the risk of fires. However, the risk looks pretty low for most of the Thompson-Okanagan, the usual hot spot for fires.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY.
* LOCATION...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS FROM ATIGUN PASS WESTWARD.
* SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOPING FROM ATIGUN PASS WESTWARD WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY
Meanwhile.. Heat = increases pollution levels. NYC, Long Island and suburb of NYC
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM THURSDAY...
THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION HAS
ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
SUFFOLK...NASSAU...RICHMOND...KINGS...QUEENS...NEW YORK...BRONX...
WESTCHESTER...ROCKLAND.
AIR QUALITY LEVELS IN OUTDOOR AIR ARE PREDICTED TO BE GREATER THAN AN
AIR QUALITY INDEX VALUE OF 100 FOR THE POLLUTANT OF OZONE. 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.
NWS NY. It's good I'm not in NYC or away from the coast.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
420 AM EDT THU JUN 11 2015
IT WILL BE A HOT AND HUMID ONE TODAY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST AS 850 TEMPS RISE TO 16-18C. HIGHS OF MID TO UPPER 80S WILL BE COMMON AT MANY LOCATIONS. MOST OF NENJ AND NYC SHOULD REACH THE LOWER 90S.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
344 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015
A TREND OF LOWER RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE UPCOMING WEEK AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE STRENGTHENS AND MOVES WESTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS PATTERN ALSO MEANS WARMER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOW TO MID 90S FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
434 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015
ANOTHER POTENTIAL ACTIVE WEATHER DAY IS ON TAP FOR THE REGION...THIS
TIME MORE SO ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...WITH POSSIBLE SEVERE
STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE LOWER 90S ONCE AGAIN IN
THE WARM SECTOR IN THE SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA...WITH AROUND 90 ALONG
THE BOUNDARY...AND 70S-80S NORTH DEPENDING ON PROXIMITY TO THE LAKE
AND ITS ONSHORE FLOW. WITH DEW POINTS LIKELY TO BE POOLED IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S...
Same forecast for much of the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southeast today. Cities such as NYC, Philly, DC, VA Beach, St. Louis, Memphis, and Orlando are all forecasted to reach 90-91 with lows of 72-73.
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