The combination of 90°+ degree heat and high humidity may lead to a heat index that is near 100° in parts of Southern New England on the Fourth of July. The National Weather Service office in Taunton, MA has issued a Heat Advisory for the areas highlighted in yellow on the map. Boston, Providence, and Hartford are all included in the Heat Advisory. There will be some relief from the heat at area beaches where a southwesterly breeze will keep the temperature in the 80s.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 409 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...HEAT INDICES NEAR OR OVER 100 DEGREES ON INDEPENDENCE DAY... .VERY HUMID AIR COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 90S WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES VERY CLOSE TO OR OVER 100 DEGREES FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. CTZ002-003-MAZ003-010-011-017-018-RIZ002-004-041615- /O.EXA.KBOX.HT.Y.0001.130704T1500Z-130705T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...GREENFIELD...ORANGE...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PROVIDENCE...WARWICK 409 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HILLSBOROUGH NH AND ESSEX...MIDDLESEX...NORFOLK... AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES IN MA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER 90 DEGREES BY NOON. HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S FROM MIDDAY THROUGH EVENING...AND AROUND 100 DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PERSONS OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME ON INDEPENDENCE DAY COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY OUT OF THE SUN WHEN POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 409 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...HEAT INDICES NEAR OR OVER 100 DEGREES ON INDEPENDENCE DAY... .VERY HUMID AIR COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 90S WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES VERY CLOSE TO OR OVER 100 DEGREES FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY. MAZ005>007-013>016-026-NHZ012-015-041615- /O.CON.KBOX.HT.Y.0001.130704T1500Z-130705T0000Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... AYER...MANCHESTER...NASHUA...PETERBOROUGH...WEARE 409 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...HILLSBOROUGH NH AND ESSEX...MIDDLESEX...NORFOLK... AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES IN MA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 103 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER 90 DEGREES AROUND MIDDAY. HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING...AND 100 TO 103 DURING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PERSONS OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME ON INDEPENDENCE DAY COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY OUT OF THE SUN WHEN POSSIBLE. 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. && $$