AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the District of Columbia. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site https://www.mwcog.org/environment/air/forecast/.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the Hagerstown area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the Maryland Piedmont region. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the Baltimore City Metro and Annapolis region. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthful for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the Maryland suburban DC region. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for Southern Maryland. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/AirQualityMonitoring/Pages/index.aspx.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for Winchester and the eastern West Virginia Panhandle. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site Virginia DEQ air quality web site at www.deq.virginia.gov.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for Northern Virginia. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site Virginia DEQ air quality web site at www.deq.virginia.gov.

AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 7 2023. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for Winchester and the eastern West Virginia Panhandle. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site Virginia DEQ air quality web site at www.deq.virginia.gov.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. * WHAT. North winds around 10 to 15 kt, with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE. Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, Eastern Bay, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River, Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN. Until 6 AM EDT early this morning. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.