Due to favorable meteorological conditions, including the presence of wildfire smoke and the development of a lake breeze, the air quality index is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY level for counties along the lakeshore. This AQI level is considered unhealthy for EVERYONE. People with lung disease (such as asthma), children, older adults, and people who are active outdoors (including outdoor workers) should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
The air quality index is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) level 1-county inland of lakeshore counties. In these counties, members of the sensitive groups outlined above should reduce prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
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