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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued the first and second Spare the Air smog alerts of the year for Friday and Saturday.

Light winds concerted with high temperatures and exhaust fumes from motor vehicles are anticipated to cause detrimental ozone accumulation in the Bay Area, according to the Air District.

"Emissions from the millions of vehicles on Bay Area roadways in combination with hot temperatures will create unhealthy air quality in our region," Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the Air District, said in a statement.

Broadbent called for commuters to breakthrough alternatives to driving alone to aid the area cut down the amount of transit-related pollution.

Spare the Air Alerts are issued when ozone pollution is prognosis to reach unhealthy levels. Gas, or smog, can cause pharynx irritation, congestion, chest pain, trigger asthma, inflame the lining of the lungs and aggravate bronchitis and emphysema.

When a Spare the Air Alert is issued, open-air exercise should be done only in the early morning hours when ozone concentrations are lower, according to the Air District.

There is no free transit tomorrow and there is no wood burning ban in place, said Ralph Borrmann, a spokesman for the district.

By Sowmya Sangam