Not present to background concentrations of Karenia brevis (commonly known as red tide) are present alongshore portions of east Florida. No respiratory irritation associated withK. brevis is expected in this region. ****Note: As of today, November 30, twice weekly East Florida bulletins will no longer be issued. The region will continue to be monitored and twice weekly bulletins will resume as conditions warrant.****
| RESPIRATORY IRRITATION LEVEL |
None | Chronic Respiratory Condition |
Sensitive | General Public |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | X | |||
| Very Low | X | |||
| Low | X | X | ||
| Moderate | X | X | X | |
| High | X | X | X |
What do the respiratory irritation forecast levels mean? Red tide does not affect everyone equally. For each of the levels that NOAA forecasts, this table shows who might experience symptoms.
