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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
150 PM EDT MON JUL 5 2010
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…BALTIMORE…
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 DEGREES IN THE CITIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WHEN COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH 105 EACH DAY. IN ADDITION – TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 80 DEGREES THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. THE VERY YOUNG AND ELDERLY ARE MOST AT RISK.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. WATER AND SPORT DRINKS ARE THE BEST CHOICES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE…TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE DURING THE AFTERNOON SUN. SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN AN CAR…TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAN EXCEED 130 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
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