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August 5, 2008

AIR QUALITY ALERT - CODE ORANGE (FORECAST BELOW):

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR AIR QUALITY IN THE NASHVILLE AREA ON TUESDAY. THE CODE ORANGE HEALTH ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ELEVATED LEVELS OF OZONE. POLLUTANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UNHEALTHY RANGE FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS.

THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDS THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 5 and 10 mph.

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. West southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 99. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind around 5 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 87. West northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Braves on Monday Night: LOST to San Francisco 2 to 4. They play again tonight. First pitch at 9:15.

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