The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is issuing a high pollution advisory for Wednesday, March 26, for small particulate matter.

This HPA is being issued because strong winds moving in from a front from the west are expected to generate dust in the Phoenix metropolitan area and create a high risk for unhealthy particular concentrations in the air.

"ADEQ meteorologists are forecasting a high risk of blowing dust due to high winds and minimal chances of rain throughout the region," said ADEQ Air Quality Division Director Eric Massey. "We are asking everyone who generates dust to take extra precautions to minimize emissions throughout the event."

As a result, the Maricopa County Air Quality Department is enforcing no burn restrictions for Maricopa County from midnight to midnight Wednesday. Businesses conducting dust-generating operations are urged to be vigilant in their dust control measures.

During the no-burn restrictions, outdoor fires in fireplaces, stoves and chimineas are prohibited.