Full Notification

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 11 PM EDT this evening. Sensitive individuals, including the very young, the elderly, and persons with respiratory diseases such as asthma, should avoid strenuous activities during the afternoon and evening hours. Oppressive heat and humidity will continue today, with light southerly winds under mostly sunny skies, allowing ozone levels in the alert area to rise into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) category. An Air Quality Advisory means that air quality within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards for some individuals. For more information on current and forecast concentrations of ground- level ozone and fine particulates, visit www.airnow.gov or www.state.nj.us/dep/airmon/ or call the New Jersey Bureau of Air Monitoring at 609-292-0138

* AFFECTED AREAS: SUSSEX ... WARREN ... MORRIS ... HUNTERDON ... SOMERSET ... MIDDLESEX ... MERCER