Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 340 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 MEZ012-018>021-023-024-NHZ006-008>010-013-014-191000- SOUTHERN OXFORD-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN CARROLL-MERRIMACK- BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- 340 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MAINE...CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. THE COMBINATION OF HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS COULD PRODUCE HEAT INDICIES IN EXCESS OF 100 ON FRIDAY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND SOUTHWEST MAINE. STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...BUT WILL BE LARGER THREAT ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...BUT WILL BE A LARGER THREAT ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. $$ Heat Advisory URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 331 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON FRIDAY... .VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL COMBINE WITH DOWNSLOPING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST MAINE AND SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE TO BRING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. HUMIDITY THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS WILL STILL BE IN PLACE TOMORROW. DEW POINTS IN THE LOW 70S WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S DURING THE AFTERNOON... BUT HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL STILL RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE SENSITIVE TO HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY... AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING. COASTAL AREAS FROM PORTLAND TO HAMPTON WILL NOT BE SPARED THE HIGH HEAT AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PUSH THE SEA BREEZE OFFSHORE. MEZ012-018>021-023-024-NHZ006-008>010-013-014-190400- /O.NEW.KGYX.HT.Y.0001.130719T1400Z-130719T2300Z/ SOUTHERN OXFORD-INTERIOR YORK-INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN- KENNEBEC-COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SOUTHERN CARROLL- MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM- COASTAL ROCKINGHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD... SANFORD...BERWICK...NORTH WINDHAM...GORHAM...BRIDGTON... LEWISTON-AUBURN...LIVERMORE FALLS...AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE... BIDDEFORD...SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...PORTLAND... SOUTH PORTLAND...WESTBROOK...WOLFEBORO...OSSIPEE...CONCORD... HOOKSETT...LACONIA...MEREDITH...ROCHESTER...DOVER...SALEM... DERRY...EXETER...PORTSMOUTH...HAMPTON 331 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...RISING INTO THE UPPER 90S. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. * TIMING...HIGH HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE TO START THE DAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE ABOVE 100 DEGREES BY LATE MORNING AND REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE BODY TO COOL ITSELF. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BRING EXTRA WATER AND BE ALERT FOR SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION. THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING SHOULD ALSO FIND WAYS TO COOL DOWN. 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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...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.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:28:58 +0000
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