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Post by James on Jun 5, 2008 9:43:14 GMT -5
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD 1007 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2008
ALLEGANY ANNE ARUNDEL BALTIMORE CALVERT CARROLL CHARLES FREDERICK HARFORD HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES ST. MARYS WASHINGTON
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OLNEY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S WILL ALLOW FOR HEAT INDICES TO CLIMB TO AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS...INCLUDING ANYONE EXERCISING OR WORKING OUTSIDE...SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE HEAT. WEAR LIGHT COLORED...LIGHTLY FITTED CLOTHING. TAKE PLENTY OF BREAKS IN THE SHADE OR IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING.
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