Ishpeming, MI Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
waves 6 to 9 ft occurring.

* WHERE...Lower Entrance of Portage Canal To Huron Islands MI
Including Keweenaw and Huron Bays and Huron Islands to
Marquette MI.

* WHEN...Until 3 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 12...

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air
Quality Alert for Monday October 12, for elevated levels of
fine particulates (PM2.5) due to wildfire smoke. Localized pollutants
levels within those area may reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups with the the potential for Unhealthy.

The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties,

Menominee, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, and Baraga.

It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor
activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory
diseases such as asthma.

Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness,
dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes. Reduce or eliminate
activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor
burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.

Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors
and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or
higher rated filters.

For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to-
date air quality data at https://www.airnow.gov

For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and
Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-
prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.