Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Heat Advisory issued for extreme SW Maine

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
846 AM EDT WED SEP 11 2013

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK IN THE MID 90S... WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES
ABOVE 100 DEGREES.

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INTERIOR YORK-STRAFFORD-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANFORD...BERWICK...ROCHESTER...DOVER...
SALEM...DERRY...EXETER
846 AM EDT WED SEP 11 2013

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70.

* TIMING...HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE IN PLACE 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 OTHER 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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