Unseasonably hot and humid weather is heading for Southern New England on Wednesday. Temperatures in the low to mid 90s combined with high humidity will lead to a heat index in the low 100s in interior Southeastern Massachusetts during the afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a rare mid-September Heat Advisory for most of Eastern MA away from Buzzards Bay, Cape Cod and the Islands.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 426 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY FOR EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... .EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION WEDNESDAY WITH THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HUMIDITY LIKELY OCCURRING ACROSS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR INTO THE MID 90S...HOWEVER WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY IT WILL FEEL LIKE 100 TO 104 DEGREES. MAZ005>007-013>019-NHZ012-110430- /O.NEW.KBOX.HT.Y.0011.130911T1700Z-130911T2200Z/ CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL...LAWRENCE... GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY... TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MANCHESTER...NASHUA 426 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEARBY SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FRAMINGHAM...LOWELL... LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE... BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH...MANCHESTER AND NASHUA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...1 PM TO 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE 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. && $$