Alert: Heat Advisory issued July 2 at 3:24AM EDT expiring July 2 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Event: Heat Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Issued: 2014-07-02T03:24:35-04:00
Expires: 2014-07-02T11:30:00-04:00
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON HAS
ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES…AROUND 105 DEGREES WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID TO UPPER 90S…AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.

* IMPACTS…RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR-
CONDITIONING OR THOSE OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.
Instruction: 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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HIGH TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: King George; Fairfax; Prince William; Anne Arundel; Baltimore City; Baltimore; St. Marys; Prince Georges; Stafford; Calvert; Charles; Montgomery; Arlington; Spotsylvania; District of Columbia; Howard; Fauquier; City of Falls Church; City of Alexandria; City of Fairfax; City of Manassas Park; City of Manassas; City of Fredericksburg

Message Identifier: NWS-140501-700427-653708
CAP MessageType: Alert