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Heat Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL WORSEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL PUMP HOT
AND HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION THROUGH MIDWEEK. HEAT INDEX VALUES
CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MOST
UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES
RISE WELL UP INTO THE 90S...AFTER MORNING LOWS OF 75 TO 80. THE
HEAT INDEX VALUES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD BE IN THE 100 TO 105
DEGREE RANGE FOR FEW HOURS.

A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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WARREN-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
335 AM EDT MON JUL 16 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 101 TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 60S.

* IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER
ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE
IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO
ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. CARS WITH WINDOWS ROLLED UP AND NO
AIR CONDITIONING...HEAT UP EXCEEDINGLY FAST. CHECK TO MAKE SURE
NO ONE IS LOCKED IN AN NON AIR CONDITIONED VEHICLE.

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 ACTIVITY 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.

Hunterdon County Identified Cooling Centers (contact for all county facilities is (908) 788-1196)
Hunterdon County Library North Campus
65 Halstead St Clinton, NJ 08809
Hours of Operation:
Monday 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday 9:00AM- 9:00PM

Hunterdon County Library Main Campus
314 Rt 12 Flemington, NJ 08822
Hours of Operation:
Monday 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday 9:00AM – 9:00PM

Hunterdon County Library South Campus
1108A Old York Rd Ringoes, NJ 08551
Monday 9:00AM – 5:00PM
Tuesday 9:00AM – 9:00PM
Wednesday 9:00AM – 9:00PM

Borough of Califon – Borough Hall
39 Academy St
Califon, NJ 07830
(908) 832-7850
Hours of Operation: 9:30AM – 4:00PM (daily)

Borough of High Bridge
Residents needing access to a cooling center in the Borough of High Bridge are asked to contact the High Bridge Police Department at (908) 638-6500.

City of Lambertville
Lambertville Free Public Library
6 Lilly St
Lambertville, NJ 08530
(609)397-0275
Hours of Operation:
10AM-9PM Mondays, Tuesdays
1PM-9PM Wed

Township of Lebanon Municipal Building
530 West Hill Rd Glen Gardner, NJ 08826
(908) 638-8523
Hours of Operation: 8AM – 4:30PM