![]() ![]() ![]() For information on current air quality conditions in your area and to sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by email, text message, phone, or the Minnesota Air mobile app, visit. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should limit prolonged or heavy exertion. Fine particle levels are expected to reach the Orange AQI category, a level that is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, for the affected downwind area. On Monday, smoke impacts will be limited to downwind of the Greenwood fire to the north. Smoke from the Greenwood fire will impact downwind areas to the north on Sunday. Smoke from the Canadian Quetico fires will impact Cook County from Saturday evening through Sunday as the wind direction changes. Winds will switch from the north on Saturday evening, then become southerly on Sunday afternoon. Smoke will impact areas near and immediately downwind of the fire to the east on Saturday. A cold front will pass through the area Saturday morning and winds will become westerly. Southerly winds are expected to continue over the region until Saturday morning and smoke will continue to impact areas near and immediately downwind of the fire to the north. On Thursday morning, the size of the fire was estimated to be 4,734 acres with no containment. The fire is located near Greenwood Lake, or approximately 15 miles southwest of Isabella. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS.The Greenwood fire continues to burn in the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. * IMPACTS.Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may experience health effects. ![]() * WHERE.Lake and Cook counties in northeast Minnesota. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Orange or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. * WHAT.The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particle pollution. AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM CDT MONDAY. MNZ012-0200- Northern Cook/Northern Lake-Southern Cook/North Shore-Southern Lake/North Shore- Including the tribal nation of Grand Portage Including the city of Two Harbors 210 PM CDT Fri. Here are details of the air quality alert, from the MPCA: The alert is due to smoke from the Greenwood fire in Superior National Forest. ![]()
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