Your plans outside may have to change this weekend after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an air quality advisory on Friday. The Canadian wildfires is once again to blame for the advisory, which will last from noon on Friday until noon on Sunday. The northern half of the state will see the heaviest smoke impacts from noon on Friday to midnight Sunday. The air quality index (AQI) is expected to hit unhealthy for sensitive groups, but it is possible that pockets of areas with an AQI in the unhealthy level could develop. The DNR recommends those in sensitive groups (people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, those who are pregnant, and those who work outdoors) consider avoiding prolonged or heavy exertion, while everyone else limits prolonged or heavy exertion. The agency does not expect the advisory to last as long or be as severe as it was late last month when many outdoor events had to be canceled due to the smoke. 

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