HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY (7/26/12)**

..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* LOCATION...THE LEHIGH VALLEY INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. THIS WARNING DOES NOT INCLUDE THE POCONOS AND SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND DEWPOINTS OF AT LEAST 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL NOT OFFER ANY RELIEF.
* TIMING...HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM.
* IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER TO EVERYONE. THE ELDERLY... INFIRM AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY 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