NEW HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 8 P.M.

Heat Advisory for Western Essex, NJ

until 8:00 PM EDT, Thu., Jul 18, 2013

Other affected areas: 

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Western Passaic, NJ;  Eastern Passaic, NJ;  Hudson, NJ;  Western Bergen, NJ;  Eastern Bergen, NJ; Western Essex, NJ;  Eastern Essex, NJ;  Western Union, NJ;  Eastern Union, NJ

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Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY

Thu, Jul 18, 2013, 10:32 AM EDT

Local Temperature Map

Updated Jul 18, 2013, 12:45pm EDT

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... HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS... NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARDS... COMBINATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES... UP TO 102.

* TIMING... HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS... IF NO PROTECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN... INITIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE FATIGUE. SUNSTROKE... MUSCLE CRAMPS... AND/OR HEAT EXHAUSTION ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED IF THE HEAT INDEX VALUES REACH 100 TO 104 DEGREES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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.