... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY... AND ORANGE... ROCKLAND AND SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTIES OF NEW YORK. * HAZARDS... COMBINATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES... UP TO 110 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S... AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING... HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS... IF NO PROTECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN... INITIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE FATIGUE. SUNSTROKE... MUSCLE CRAMPS... AND/OR HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY... CALL 9-1-1.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:59:18 +0000
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