Heat Advisory For Plymouth

Eastern Plymouth
Heat Advisory in effect from 11AM EDT THU until 8PM EDT THU



HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY

WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
LOCATION

NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AS WELL AS EASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS.
HEAT INDEX VALUES

NEAR OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
TIMING

THE WORST OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AND 6 PM.
IMPACTS

PERSONS OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME ON INDEPENDENCE DAY COULD BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY OUT OF THE SUN WHEN POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS

STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT

STAY OUT OF THE SUN

AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. 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.