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Air Quality Alert
Issued: 3:58 PM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...Air Quality Alert through Friday, July 17, 2026... Updates are for Hazardous levels statewide and additional health actions individuals should take. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 16 and July 17, 2026, for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke. Concentrations will be in the Hazardous range. This is a Statewide Air Quality Alert Plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires continue to drift across the region. Elevated fine particulate due to the smoke will continue through Friday. Everyone should seek cleaner air indoors and keep activity levels low. While indoors, take action to improve the indoor air quality such as: - closing windows and minimize opening of doors - if HVAC systems are not equipped with MERV-13 filters or higher, use portable air cleaners - avoid activities that make indoor air quality worse: burning candles, using vacuums without a HEPA filter, using gas stoves more than necessary, smoking, spraying aerosol products. If you must be outdoors for short periods of time: - Wear an N95 or P100 respirator marked with bNIOSH.b The respirator should fit tightly, collapse as you breathe in and not let air in from the sides. Instructions for fitting a respirator mask properly can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-11/documents/respiratory_protection- no-niosh-5081.pdf - Do not use masks for children under age 2. For up-to-date air quality data for Michigan visit the MiAir site: Michigan.gov/MiAir For up-to-date air quality data nationally visit EPAbs Air Now site: AirNow.gov For further health information, please see MDHHSb Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/your-health- and-wildfire-smoke Air Quality Alert Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy July 16, 2026
Dense Smoke Advisory
Issued: 1:16 PM Jul. 16, 2026 – National Weather Service
...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dense smoke will reduce visibility to less than one nautical mile. * WHERE...St Joseph to South Haven MI, South Haven to Holland MI, Holland to Grand Haven MI, Grand Haven to Whitehall MI, Whitehall to Pentwater MI and Pentwater to Manistee MI. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must navigate, proceed with caution. Use proper fog signals. Make sure all running lights are on. Remember to use your radar and compass. &&
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