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Occasional hazy conditions expected on Sunday

SINGAPORE – Occasional hazy conditions can be expected tomorrow (Oct 11), and the haze situation may worsen if denser haze from the surrounding area is blown in.

Singapore had a respite from the haze on Oct 8, 2015. TODAY file photo

Singapore had a respite from the haze on Oct 8, 2015. TODAY file photo

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SINGAPORE – Occasional hazy conditions can be expected tomorrow (Oct 11), and the haze situation may worsen if denser haze from the surrounding area is blown in.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in its evening update today that the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the high end of the moderate range and the low end of the unhealthy range. It may enter the mid-section of the unhealthy range if denser haze is blown in.

Visibility tomorrow could also be reduced if the denser haze is blown in.

Air quality was in the moderate range today, while visibility was slightly lower than normal in the morning. The current conditions are expected to persist for the rest of the day, said the NEA. As at 7pm today, the 24-hour PSI was 79-87, in the moderate range. The three-hour PSI was 84.

Fifty-three hotspots were detected in Sumatra today. Moderate to dense smoke haze is still persisting in central and southern Sumatra and some haze has been observed to have spread to the sea areas to the south and west of Singapore. Some haze from Kalimantan is observed to have spread to the sea areas far south of Singapore.

Given the air quality forecast for the next 24 hours, the NEA advised healthy persons to reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. The elderly, pregnant women and children should minimise prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion, while those with chronic lung or heart disease should avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. Persons who are not feeling well, especially the elderly and children, and those with chronic heart or lung conditions, should seek medical attention.

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