HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY JUST OUTSIDE THE WARNING AREA OF THE URBAN CORRIDOR. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO ABOUT 100 CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 8 PM EACH WEEKEND DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ELEVATED TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN THE MORE DENSELY POPULATED LOWLANDS. * OUTLOOK...THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE HEAT MONDAY WITH MORE CLOUD COVER BUT THE 90 DEGREE HEAT HAS A GOOD CHANCE FOR RETURNING...AT LEAST FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALSO A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ON SUNDAY COULD PRODUCE BRIEF RELIEF. 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 UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY 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: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 00:20:25 +0000
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