Graydon Pool file photo from Preserve Graydon
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
404 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012
…HEAT ON THE WAY…
.LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE HOT CONDITIONS THROUGH
MID WEEK.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT
THURSDAY.
* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY…NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY…THE LOWER
HUDSON VALLEY…PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT…AND NORTHERN
NASSAU COUNTY.
* HAZARDS…HIGH HEAT.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES…100 TO 105 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70.
* TIMING…WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS…THESE EXPECTED HEAT INDICES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS FOR THOSE SPENDING PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME OUTSIDE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100 TO
104 DEGREES FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS. 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.
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR NEW YORK CITY WHEN THE COMBINATION
OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS AT
LEAST 95 DEGREES FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS…OR 100 DEGREES FOR ANY
LENGTH OF TIME. 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.
NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS SHOULD CALL 3-1-1 TO IDENTIFY COOLING
CENTER LOCATIONS AND TO OBTAIN BEAT THE HEAT SAFETY TIPS.
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.