URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON
1056 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2001
.HOT HUMID AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION.
FRIDAY...INCREASINGLY CLOUDY SKIES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL HOLD
TEMPERATURES DOWN IN THE LOWER 90S. THEN...COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE MD-
1056 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2001
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE CITIES OF WASHINGTON AND
BALTIMORE...
AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING IS A STEP ABOVE A HEAT ADVISORY. IT IS
ISSUED WHEN DAYTIME HEAT INDICES EXCEED 105 FOR TWO DAYS AND DO NOT
FALL BELOW 80 AT NIGHT. THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN
ASSOCIATED WITH LARGER THAN NORMAL INCIDENCES OF HEAT RELATED
ILLNESS AND DEATH. ANOTHER COMPLICATING FACTOR TODAY IS THAT IT IS
A CODE RED AIR QUALITY IN BOTH WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE.
PLEASE TAKE NEEDED ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HEAT STRESS. IF
AT ALL POSSIBLE FIND AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT AND DRINK PLENTY
OF FLUIDS. CHECK ON AND ASSIST THE SICK...THE ELDERLY...AND THE
YOUNG WHO ARE MOST PRONE TO HEAT STRESS. REFRAIN FROM AS MUCH
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AS POSSIBLE.
HAZY...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A COLD FRONT
LATE FRIDAY CAN COOL THE REGION.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND
105 THIS AFTERNOON.
CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE AT RISK. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN YOUR
AUTOMOBILE.
LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, WEAR LIGHT COLORED/LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES, AND IF POSSIBLE,
SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED PLACES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
