NOAA HAB-OFS Conditions Report
Region: Southwest FloridaForecast Region Maps
No respiratory irritation associated with Karenia brevis (commonly known as red tide) is expected in this region.
| 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.