90°+ heat and high humidity will combine to make it feel like 100° in most of Southern New England on Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for most of RI, CT, and interior SE MA. Monday will likely be the second 90° day in a row in the Providence area. The hot weather will last for the entire workweek.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 402 PM EDT SUN JUL 14 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ005-006-010-011-013-017-018-NHZ012-RIZ001>004-006- 150415- /O.NEW.KBOX.HT.Y.0005.130715T1600Z-130716T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- WASHINGTON RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD... PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH...WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY 402 PM EDT SUN JUL 14 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATION...NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...MOST OF INTERIOR RHODE ISLAND...THE MERRIMACK VALLEY IN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...INTERIOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY IN MASSACHUSETTS. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 90... AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...PERSONS 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. && $$
