...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - EXCESSIVE HEAT POTENTIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ445 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2003 ... BECOMING HOT AND HUMID THIS WEEK...
THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS SPRING HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCIVE FOR VERY WARM WEATHER... HOWEVER CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE SHOWING HOTTER AND MORE HUMID AIR WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECT TO RISE INTO THE 90S AT MANY LOCATIONS ON TUESDAY... WITH HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... ALONG WITH RISING HUMIDITY LEVELS. WET GROUND CONDITIONS DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL WILL ALSO HELP INCREASE HUMIDITY LEVELS.
THIS UPCOMING HOT SPELL WILL BE A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM THE CLOUDY AND COOL WEATHER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE WELL INTO THE 90S AND MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREES BY MIDWEEK... AND THESE CONDITIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REQUIRE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION... AS PEOPLE WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THIS HEAT WAVE DUE TO OUR COOL SPRING CONDITIONS.
TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING HEAT AND HUMIDITY... CHECK AIR CONDITIONERS AND FANS TO BE SURE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY. EVEN CHECK THE AIR CONDITIONER IN YOUR VEHICLE TO BE SURE IT IS OPERATING CORRECTLY SO YOU WILL STAY COOL WHEN TRAVELING.
SOME TIPS ON STAYING COOL DURING HOT AND HUMID WEATHER...
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY... INSTEAD COMPLETE ACTIVITIES IN THE MORNING OR EVENING. AND AS ALWAYS... SEEK AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE HEAT.
