NZUS99 KMKX DDHHMM WRKMKX WIZ014>017-023>072-120500- AIR QUALITY WATCH WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MADISON WI RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 100 PM CST WEDNESDAY MARCH 10 2010 ...AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THE MAJORITY OF WISCONSIN FOR THURSDAY... WISCONSIN CONTINUES TO BE IN A VERY STAGNANT AIR PATTERN. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PARTICLE POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WILL REACH UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR PEOPLE IN SENSITIVE GROUPS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION IN THE REGION THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY WATCH FOR THURSDAY. THIS WATCH WILL BE IN AFFECT UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY NIGHT. THE AIR QUALITY WATCH AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE WISCONSIN COUNTIES OF ADAMS...BARRON...BROWN...BUFFALO...CALUMET...CHIPPEWA...CLARK...COLUMBIA... CRAWFORD...DANE...DODGE...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE...FOND DU LAC...GRANT...GREEN... GREEN LAKE...IOWA...JACKSON...JEFFERSON...JUNEAU...KENOSHA...KEWAUNEE... LA CROSSE...LAFAYETTE...MANITOWOC...MARATHON...MARQUETTE...MILWAUKEE...MONROE... OUTAGAMIE...OZAUKEE...PEPIN...PIERCE...POLK...PORTAGE...RACINE...RICHLAND...ROCK... RUSK...SAINT CROIX...SAUK...SHAWANO...SHEBOYGAN...TAYLOR...TREMPEALEAU...VERNON... WALWORTH...WASHINGTON...WAUSHARA...WAUKESHA...WAUPACA...WINNEBAGO...WOOD...COUNTIES. TO HELP PREVENT POLLUTION FROM REACHING UNHEALTHY LEVELS... PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO HELP DECREASE AIR POLLUTION BY REDUCING DRIVING WHEN POSSIBLE...AVOID BURNING...MINIMIZE VEHICLE ENGINE IDLING...POSTPONE USING SMALL GAS OR DIESEL POWERED OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT... AND PRACTICE ENERGY CONSERVATION. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY READINGS PLEASE CALL THE DAILY AIR HOTLINE AT 1-866-DAILYAIR...1-866-324-5924. $$ NNNN