Air Quality Alert
 

This could just as easily have been included in the heat wave thread, but deserves its own attention:



AIR QUALITY ALERT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
350 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

NHZ003>006-009-010-082000-
NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-SOUTHERN GRAFTON-
SOUTHERN CARROLL-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLETON...NORTH CONWAY...CONWAY...
LEBANON...HANOVER...PLYMOUTH...WOLFEBORO...LACONIA ...
TILTON-NORTHFIELD...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...DURHAM
350 PM EDT FRI JUN 6 2008

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE IS PREDICTING UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...GRAFTON...CARROLL...BELKNAP AND STRAFFORD.

INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THESE AREAS, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH HEART
OR LUNG DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, AND CHILDREN, SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED ACTIVITIES.

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS THEY CAN BE REACHED AT A TOLL FREE NUMBER
1-800-935-SMOG OR ON LINE AT WWW DOT AIR QUALITY DOT
N H DOT G O V.


The heat wave is expected to last through Tuesday midday.
CLA

Is air quality less of a concern on the water, where there's wind and it's cooler?

Shouldn't make much difference.It's really a measurment of the ozone levels in the air.Urban areas will almost always have higher levels.