#MEwx Heat Advisory now in effect

National Weather Service Gray ME

2:45 AM EDT Thu Jul 6 2023

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 96 expected.

* WHERE...Central Interior Cumberland, Interior Waldo, Kennebec,

Southern Somerset, androscoggin, and Southern Franklin Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat

illnesses.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of

the sun, 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.

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Casey