Friday will be another extremely hot day in parts of Southern New England. A strong southwesterly wind will help to cool coastal RI and SE MA, but farther inland the temperature will jump into the 90s. The heat combined with high humidity will lead to heat indices up to 109° in the hottest areas. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for Northeast Massachusetts, including Boston. The rest of interior MA, all of CT, and Providence/Kent Counties in RI are under a Heat Advisory for heat indices up to 104°. Be sure to take it easy and drink plenty of water.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 708 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMID THROUGH SATURDAY... .A GRADUALLY WARMING AIRMASS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL YIELD DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. MAZ005-006-013-NHZ012-190715- /O.EXP.KBOX.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130718T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.EH.W.0002.130719T1700Z-130719T2300Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 708 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATION...WESTERN NORFOLK COUNTY OF MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOXBORO AND NORWOOD. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...105 TO 109 DEGREES. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE MORE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. * HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 708 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMID THROUGH SATURDAY... .A GRADUALLY WARMING AIRMASS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL YIELD DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. MAZ007-014>016-190715- /O.CON.KBOX.EH.W.0002.130719T1700Z-130719T2300Z/ EASTERN ESSEX MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON... QUINCY 708 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...GREATER BOSTON AREA INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GLOUCESTER...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON AND QUINCY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...105 TO 109 DEGREES. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE MORE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...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. && NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 708 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMID THROUGH SATURDAY... .A GRADUALLY WARMING AIRMASS AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL YIELD DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. CTZ002>004-MAZ003-004-010>012-017-026-RIZ001>003-190715- /O.EXP.KBOX.HT.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130718T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBOX.HT.Y.0009.130719T1500Z-130719T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA- NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...BARRE... FITCHBURG...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD... WORCESTER...TAUNTON...AYER...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE... WEST GREENWICH 708 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATION...HARTFORD...TOLLAND...WINDHAM COUNTIES OF CONNECTICUT. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM AND WILLIMANTIC. IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHERN BRISTOL WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY OF TAUNTON. IN RHODE ISLAND THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF PROVIDENCE AND WESTERN KENT ALONG WITH THE CITIES OF FOSTER... SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE AND WEST GREENWICH. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 104 DEGREES. * TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE MORE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. 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. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...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. &&
