The combination of temperatures in the 90s and dew point temperatures near 70 will provide a heat index close to 100° for parts of Southern New England on Saturday. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for a third straight day in Providence and Boston. Be sure to drink plenty of fluids and avoid strenuous activity during the hottest part of the day. The weather will be cooler near the coast because of an onshore breeze.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HEAT INDICES WILL BE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH WELL INTO THE 90S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. THIS HEAT COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON. CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-010-011-013>019-RIZ001>004-061600- /O.EXT.KBOX.HT.Y.0003.130706T1500Z-130706T2300Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON...SPRINGFIELD...FOXBORO... NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON... PLYMOUTH...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 102 DUE TO TEMPERATURES 90 TO 95... AND DEWPOINTS 69 TO 72. * TIMING...THE PEAK OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. * IMPACTS...PERSONS OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME 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. && $$
