... EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* LOCATIONS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
* HAZARDS... EXCESSIVE HEAT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON/S.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES... UP TO 105 DEGREES.
* TIMING... THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS MAINLY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EACH DAY.
* IMPACTS... EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY LEAD TO HEAT ILLNESSES FOR CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY AND THOSE PERFORMING STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED... WITH HEAT INDICES OF 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. DURING OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY... AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT... 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.
figuring i've allready had time in the emergency room this summer due to something that was dehydration related, i really have to think about what i want to do on Friday. Worse case scenario is that i'll skip the side stages all togther and just go for Megadeth and Godsmack. If its not as bad as they its gonna be, i'l show up around 4PM to see Machine Head. nothing else on the side stages is worth another emergency room visit
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* LOCATIONS... NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND... SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE... AND ALL OF MASSACHUSETTS EXCEPT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE CAPE AND ISLANDS.
* HAZARDS... EXCESSIVE HEAT WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON/S.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES... UP TO 105 DEGREES.
* TIMING... THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS MAINLY FROM NOON TO 8 PM EACH DAY.
* IMPACTS... EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY LEAD TO HEAT ILLNESSES FOR CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY AND THOSE PERFORMING STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED... WITH HEAT INDICES OF 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. DURING OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY... AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THE SUN... DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT... 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.