News: Heat Advisory in Effect Until 9 p.m. This Evening

Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
2:32 pm EDT, Fri., Jul. 23, 2010

... HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASINGLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. A HEAT ADVISORY LIKELY WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON SATURDAY.

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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNACCOMPANIED IN A PARKED VEHICLE - EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED.

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