Heat Advisory issued for Southern Maine

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.

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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.

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