Full Notification

...OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THIS EVENING...AROUND 105 DEGREES.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES SATURDAY...105 TO 110 DEGREES.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES SUNDAY...AROUND 105 DEGREES.

* TIMING...HIGHEST HEAT INDICES IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE...THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS...AND OTHER HEAT SENSITIVE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN PASSAIC ... WESTERN BERGEN ... WESTERN ESSEX ... WESTERN PASSAIC ... WESTERN UNION

Instructions:

USE AIR CONDITIONING TO STAY COOL AT HOME OR GO TO A PLACE THAT HAS AIR CONDITIONING. CHECK ON VULNERABLE FRIENDS...FAMILY MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. 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.