Full Notification

Excessive Heat Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

...THE PROLONGED MID SUMMER HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.AN OPPRESSIVELY HOT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE OUR
REGION INTO SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND IT SHOULD BRING AN END TO THE HEAT
WAVE.

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MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-
UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
READING...HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...
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342 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FRIDAY.

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES...102 TO 107 AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S AGAIN ON
FRIDAY.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100
PM AND 600 PM.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE SUN OR LIVING IN
A HOME WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE YOUNG
CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A
VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE WILL RISE VERY QUICKLY AND IT
COULD BECOME FATAL.

* OUTLOOK...A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SATURDAY BEFORE
THUNDERSTORMS AND A COLD FRONT ARRIVE FOR LATE SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT, BRINGING AN END TO THE HEAT WAVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS MAY
OCCUR. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION
IF POSSIBLE, STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND BE SURE TO CHECK ON ELDERLY
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO THE EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING HOURS. 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 A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS
AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

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Air Quality Alert
NJZ009-200400-
HUNTERDON-
327 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY JULY 19...

THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FRIDAY FOR HUNTERDON COUNTY.

A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE
SUFFERING FROM ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG
DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN
BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.AIRNOW.GOV.

Instructions:

Avoid spending extended time in the outdoors. Follow instructions provided from the National Weather Service.