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NOAA HAB-OFS Conditions Report

Region: East Florida 
  Not present to background concentrations of Karenia brevis (commonly known as red tide) are present alongshore portions of east Florida.
No respiratory irritation associated with K. 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.****
Affected Population
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.