... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS... INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL... EASTERN... AND BOTH NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS... AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW HAMPSHIRE... NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... AND NORTH-CENTRAL CONNECTICUT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MANCHESTER AND NASHUA NEW HAMPSHIRE... BOSTON... LAWRENCE... BROCKTON... WORCESTER... AND SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS... PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND... AND HARTFORD CONNECTICUT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES... ARE EXPECTED UP TO 110 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES RANGING IN THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREES... AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * TIMING... OF HOTTEST CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND MIDDAY TODAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS... THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE MORE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. 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.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:16:52 +0000
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