Heat Advisory until 06:00PM
...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS 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: 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. 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. CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER...CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 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.
Address/Location
Harvey Cedars Police Department
7606 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 609-494-6509
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP HCPOLICE followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Heat Advisory