... HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION... THE I-95 URBAN CORRIDOR STRETCHING FROM THE PROVIDENCE TO BOSTON METRO AREAS... AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAIN OF MASSACHUSETTS. * HEAT INDEX VALUES... WILL MEET OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE LOW-90S WITHIN A VERY HUMID ENVIRONMENT. * TIMING... OPPRESSIVE HEAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AROUND 5 PM. * IMPACTS... PERSONS OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY OUT OF THE SUN WHEN POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. && More Information ... HEAT INDICES WILL BE AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOW 90S FOR THE FIFTH DAY IN A ROW. COMBINED WITH THE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND THE 100 DEGREE MARK FOR AREAS ALONG THE I-91 CORRIDOR FROM HARTFORD INTO SPRINGFIELD METRO AREAS... AS WELL AS ALONG THE I-95 URBAN CORRIDOR STRETCHING FROM PROVIDENCE AND BOSTON METRO AREAS... INCLUDING THE INTERIOR SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAIN OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 16:44:38 +0000
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