Excessive Heat Warning URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1026 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013 ...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. CTZ002>004-MAZ013-017-018-020-021-RIZ001>004-006-181030- /O.CON.KBOX.EH.W.0001.130718T1500Z-130718T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...TAUNTON... BROCKTON...FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK... NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 1026 PM EDT WED JUL 17 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATION...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. * HEAT INDEX VALUES THURSDAY...GREATER THAN 105...DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * TIMING...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY MIDDAY THROUGH EVENING. * 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: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 02:31:20 +0000
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