The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert across The Hampton Roads Area, for Fine Particulates, until midnight EDT tonight. This also includes south central Virginia. Air quality is expected to reach code RED...which is unhealthy...and means everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. Those with respiratory and/or heart ailments may experience more serious health effects. An Air Quality Alert means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information...please visit the Virginia D E Q Air Quality Web Site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/AQforecast