HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY – ! EXPIRED !

0
304
Via NWS: The areas in orange are under a heat advisory on Monday.

! EXPIRED ! ! EXPIRED ! ! EXPIRED ! ! EXPIRED ! ! EXPIRED !

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
444 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

DCZ001-MDZ003>006-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ028-030-031-
036>040-050>057-501-502-505-506-WVZ052-053-251645-
/O.CON.KLWX.HT.Y.0003.160725T1600Z-160726T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-NORTHWEST HOWARD-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-SOUTHEAST HARFORD-
FREDERICK VA-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-WESTERN LOUDOUN-
EASTERN LOUDOUN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…
BALLENGER CREEK…ELDERSBURG…WESTMINSTER…REISTERSTOWN…
COCKEYSVILLE…BALTIMORE…BOWIE…SUITLAND-SILVER HILL…
CLINTON…COLLEGE PARK…GREENBELT…LAUREL…CAMP SPRINGS…
GLEN BURNIE…ANNAPOLIS…SEVERN…SOUTH GATE…SEVERNA PARK…
ARNOLD…ODENTON…ST. CHARLES…WALDORF…LEXINGTON PARK…
CALIFORNIA…CHESAPEAKE BEACH…HUNTINGTOWN…DUNKIRK…
NORTH BEACH…LUSBY…PRINCE FREDERICK…GERMANTOWN…DAMASCUS…
BETHESDA…ROCKVILLE…GAITHERSBURG…SILVER SPRING…LISBON…
COLUMBIA…ELLICOTT CITY…JARRETTSVILLE…ABERDEEN…
WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…BERRYVILLE…LOVINGSTON…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…STANARDSVILLE…MADISON…ORANGE…
GORDONSVILLE…CULPEPER…DALE CITY…MANASSAS…WOODBRIDGE…
LAKE RIDGE…MONTCLAIR…RESTON…HERNDON…ANNANDALE…
CENTREVILLE…CHANTILLY…MCLEAN…FRANCONIA…ARLINGTON…
ALEXANDRIA…FALMOUTH…FREDERICKSBURG…DAHLGREN…WARRENTON…
TURNBULL…PURCELLVILLE…LEESBURG…ASHBURN…STERLING…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN…SHEPHERDSTOWN
444 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING…

* HEAT INDEX VALUES…UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 TO
100…AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS…RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR-
CONDITIONING OR THOSE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

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 911.

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
408 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

…VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY…

.AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S TO
AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105
DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

VAZ046-047-058-059-251615-
/O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0001.160725T1600Z-160726T0000Z/
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…APPOMATTOX…SOUTH BOSTON…KEYSVILLE
408 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING…

* LOCATIONS…SOUTH CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES…AROUND 105 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 90S…AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES…HIGH
HUMIDITY AND PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING
THIS AFTERNOON MAY LEAD TO 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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP 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.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here