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| Heat Advisories in ORANGE |
...Hot and humid conditions will continue much of the week...
.High heat and humidity will continue on Tuesday. The hot air
mass will remain across the region through Thursday. The Downeast
coast will have lower heat index due to a sea breeze.
Northeast Aroostook-Northern Penobscot-Southeast Aroostook-
Central Penobscot-Southern Penobscot-Interior Hancock-
Southern Piscataquis-Northern Washington-
Including the cities of Presque Isle, Caribou, Van Buren,
Mars Hill, Millinocket, East Millinocket, Patten, Medway,
Houlton, Hodgdon, Sherman, Smyrna Mills, Lincoln, Howland,
Springfield, Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Amherst, Aurora,
Dedham, Eastbrook, Great Pond, Orland, Dover-Foxcroft, Milo,
Guilford, Danforth, Vanceboro, and Topsfield
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY...
The National Weather Service in Caribou has issued a Heat
Advisory, which is in effect from 1 PM to 7 PM EDT Tuesday.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...In the mid to upper 90s.
* TIMING...Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...The excessive heat may quickly cause heat stress or
heat stroke.
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 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.
Some parts of western Maine have heat advisories til this evening.
Northern Oxford-Southern Oxford-Interior York-Interior Cumberland-
Southern Carroll-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-
Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron,
Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover,
Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford,
Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton,
Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham,
Bridgton, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee,
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, Moultonborough, Laconia, Gilford,
Meredith, Barrington, Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth,
Durham, Madbury, Gilsum, Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey,
Manchester, Pelham, Nashua, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon,
Goffstown, Peterborough, Sharon, and Weare
318 PM EDT Mon Jul 2 2018
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* Heat Index Values...Up to 101 due to temperatures 90-95, and
dewpoints around 70.
* Timing...through early evening.
* Impacts...The heat and humidity may cause heat stress during
outdoor exertion or extended exposure.
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