Heat Advisory issued for Extreme Southern Maine

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
303 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2016

...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK...

.A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS IS MOVING INTO NEW ENGLAND. BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, THE AIR TEMPERATURE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND FAR SOUTHWEST MAINE WILL REACH THE MID 90S. WITH HUMIDITY
FACTORED IN, THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 100 DEGREES OR
HOTTER THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT, LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
ONLY BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S, SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER
HOT AND HUMID DAY ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THE AIR TEMPERATURE WILL NOT
BE QUITE AS HOT ON FRIDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE LOW TO
MID 90S, THE HUMIDITY WILL BE GREATER ALLOWING THE HEAT INDEX TO
ONCE AGAIN REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES. THOSE WITHOUT A WAY TO
ESCAPE THE HEAT WILL BE VULNERABLE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION. BUILDINGS
WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR ADEQUATE VENTILATION WILL BE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO OVERHEATING.

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INTERIOR YORK-COASTAL YORK-MERRIMACK-STRAFFORD-CHESHIRE-
EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOLLIS...ALFRED...LEBANON...SANFORD...
GOODWINS MILLS...BUXTON...LIMINGTON...BERWICK...BIDDEFORD...
SACO...OLD ORCHARD BEACH...KITTERY...BOSCAWEN...CANTERBURY...
CONCORD...DUNBARTON...LOUDON...HOOKSETT...BARRINGTON...
ROCHESTER...DOVER...ROLLINSFORD...SOMERSWORTH...DURHAM...
MADBURY...GILSUM...KEENE...MARLOW...SULLIVAN...SURRY...JAFFREY...
MANCHESTER...PELHAM...NASHUA...SALEM...ATKINSON...NEWTON...
PLAISTOW...CHESTER...DERRY...HAMPSTEAD...EXETER...GREENLAND...
PORTSMOUTH...RYE...HAMPTON...HAMPTON FALLS...NORTH HAMPTON...
SEABROOK...AMHERST...MILFORD...MONT VERNON...GOFFSTOWN...
PETERBOROUGH...SHARON...WEARE
303 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 DEGREES OR HIGHER DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
  THE MID TO UPPER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO
  PRODUCE OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE BODY
  TO COOL ITSELF. THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE AT
  RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE, ESPECIALLY OLDER ADULTS,
  INFANTS, AND PEOPLE WHO CANNOT CARE FOR THEMSELVES. MULTIPLE
  DAYS OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE HEAT AND
  HUMIDITY TO BUILD UP IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR
  CONDITIONING OR ADEQUATE VENTILATION.

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... ESPECIALLY OLDER ADULTS WHO LIVE ALONE TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE ABLE TO STAY COOL.

PEOPLE WHO WORK OR EXERCISE OUTSIDE OR IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS AND
CHILDREN ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR SPORTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING.
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 AND
WATER 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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