Full Notification

...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE REGION... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 102 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH EXCESSIVE LEVELS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER, SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BRING LOCAL AND BRIEF PERIODS OF RELIEF DURING TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT- RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EASTERN MONMOUTH ... HUNTERDON ... MIDDLESEX ... OCEAN ... SOMERSET ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. DURING HOT WEATHER A CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 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.