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AEUS71 KAKQ 152103
AQIAKQ

AIR QUALITY FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
500 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026

AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AND HAMPTON ROADS
AREAS ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IS PROVIDED BY
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.

VAZ511>516-080>083-162300-
CHARLES CITY-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN
CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN
HENRICO-EASTERN HENRICO-
NEW KENT-PRINCE GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
HOPEWELL...PETERSBURG...RICHMOND...
500 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026

THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
ORANGE...WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS...AND MEANS GROUPS
MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO AIR POLLUTION. PRIMARY
POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE.

&&
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
$$

VAZ097-084-528-090-524-525-529>531-162300-
CHESAPEAKE-GLOUCESTER-ISLE OF WIGHT-JAMES CITY-
NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-SUFFOLK-NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-
VIRGINIA BEACH-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...WILLIAMSBURG
500 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026

THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR HAMPTON ROADS IS CODE LEVEL ORANGE...WHICH
IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS...AND MEANS GROUPS MAY EXPERIENCE
HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO AIR POLLUTION. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE
OZONE.

&&
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
$$

MDZ021>025-162300-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCHESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES
500 PM EDT WED JUL 15 2026

THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN SHORE IS CODE LEVEL
ORANGE...WHICH IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS...AND MEANS GROUPS
MAY EXPERIENCE HEALTH PROBLEMS DUE TO AIR POLLUTION. PRIMARY
POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICULATE MATTER.

&&
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WEB SITE
AT
MDE.MARYLAND.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORING/PAGES/INDEX.ASP
OR CALL THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT
4 1 0...5 3 7...3 0 0 0.
$$