... HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ... HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION... SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE... MUCH OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS... AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. * HEAT INDEX VALUES... UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S... AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S. * TIMING... THE CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE NEW HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY MIDDAY THROUGH EVENING. * IMPACTS... THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE MORE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. 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. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TRY TO SPEND TIME IN AIR CONDITIONING. 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 ... CONDITIONS WILL BE HOT AND HUMID THROUGH SATURDAY... .A GRADUALLY WARMING AIRMASS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL YIELD INCREASING HEAT INDICES EACH DAY THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:58:36 +0000
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