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Other Weather Alerts |
Type |
Air Quality Alert |
Air Stagnation Advisory
Tue Aug 05 08:11:00 PDT 2025
Tue Aug 05 08:11:00 PDT 2025
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Issued By |
NWS Denver CO |
Issuing Time |
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:10:00 PDT |
Broadcast Time |
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:10:00 PDT |
Valid Until |
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:00:00 PDT |
Brief Description |
Air Quality Alert |
Detailed Description |
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following. WHAT. Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke. WHERE. Routt, Grand, Rio Blanco, Eagle, Garfield and Jackson Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Steamboat Springs, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Kremmling, Meeker, Rangely, Eagle, Vail, Glenwood Springs and Walden. WHEN. 900 AM Tuesday August 05 to 900 AM Wednesday August 06 IMPACTS. Smoke from several fires in Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties will produce areas of moderate to heavy smoke on Monday and Tuesday. The greatest impacts are expected in areas in the immediate vicinity of these fires, particularly in sheltered areas and low lying terrain. Additional smoke impacts may be experienced across the advisory area due to transport of smoke on Tuesday and Wednesday. HEALTH INFORMATION. Public Health Recommendations: 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 older adults. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy. |
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