Air Quality Alert

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following...WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke.WHERE...Mesa, Delta and Montrose Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Grand Junction, Delta, Montrose and Nucla.WHEN...900 AM Thursday July 17 to 900 AM Friday July 18IMPACTS...Multiple wildfires will produce periods of moderate to heavy smoke across the advisory area through early Friday morning. The heaviest smoke impacts are expected in locations near the fires. Thunderstorms are possible on Thursday, which may produce gusty, erratic winds that can send smoke in any direction.HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms in sensitive individuals, aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in people with cardiopulmonary disease and older adults. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.