...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...
* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES...102 TO 107 THIS AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURES...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S TODAY AND
MONDAY. THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE RELIEF TONIGHT WITH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 70S.
* IMPACT...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BECOME A DANGER
IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. IF
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK WHILE WORKING OUTDOORS, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. 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 EXCESSIVE HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL 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 ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A PARKED
VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE BUT MOST ESPECIALLY DURING HOT
WEATHER. THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET ABOUT YOUR PETS. MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE WATER AND SHELTER FROM THE SUN.
.AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY JULY 19TH 2015...
THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
ATLANTIC...CAMDEN...CUMBERLAND...EASTERN MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER...
HUNTERDON...MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON...
OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEAST BURLINGTON...WESTERN MONMOUTH.
IT IS A CODE ORANGE DAY WHICH MEANS THE AIR MAY BE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS.
