Posted by Crazy Red Power in SE-WI on September 13, 2011 at 19:10:52 from (24.183.132.223):
I know it's been a trying week working on the chopper, but I don't need a smoke. Lol! The forest fires in or near the arrowhead of Minnesota are sending all of their smoke down this way. This morning, everything smelled like a brush fire & there was a yellowish-grey haze everywhere. This afternoon, it smelled of burning rubbish. Some poor folks must have lost their homes. :v( The moon tonight was a smokey, eerie shade of red.
The advisorys page is ever changing, so I don't think the link below will work for too long. I copied the smoke advisory for everyone to read after the link is no longer available.
Mike
This is a new one on me:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 504 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011
WIZ046-047-051-052-057>060-063>066-068>072-140500- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-GREEN-ROCK- WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... PORT WASHINGTON...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 504 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2011
...SMOKE FROM NORTHEAST MINNESOTA WILDFIRE INVADING WISCONSIN...
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN IS EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRE BURNING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA IN NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE SMOKE IS BEING DISPERSED OVER WISCONSIN BY NORTHERLY WINDS FLOWING AROUND A CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THE SMOKE WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND LIKELY INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT HAZY SKIES AND A DISTINCT BURNING ODOR.
AS OF 4 PM...HOURLY PARTICULATE MATTER LEVELS WERE EXCESSIVELY HIGH IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. SOME RESIDENTS WISCONSIN HAVE REPORTED DIFFICULTY BREATHING...IRRITATED EYES AND HEADACHES AS A RESULT OF THE SMOKE. A WEATHER SPOTTER NEAR HARTFORD HAS REPORTED NOTICEABLE AMOUNTS OF ASH BEING DEPOSITED ON CARS.
IN HEALTHY PEOPLE...SYMPTOMS OF SMOKE EXPOSURE USUALLY INCLUDE IRRITATION OF EYES...NOSE...AND THROAT...OR BREATHING DISCOMFORT AND MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE CHEST TIGHTNESS...WHEEZING ...SHORTNESS OF BREATH...AND COUGHING. SMOKE EXPOSURE CAN AGGRAVATE CHRONIC LUNG OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.
DEPENDING ON THE SMOKE CONCENTRATIONS AND AN INDIVIDUAL/S SENSITIVITY TO SMOKE...ACTIONS TO TAKE INCLUDE REMAINING INDOORS WITH THE DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED...USING A HIGH EFFICIENCY PARTICULATE AIR FILTER ON AIR CONDITIONERS...REDUCING OTHER SOURCES OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION AND LEAVING THE AREA IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS PARTICULAR SENSITIVITY.
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