Heat Advisory

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-
MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-CHARLES-
LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-
FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...FREDERICK...WESTMINSTER...

GAITHERSBURG...COLUMBIA...BALTIMORE...WALDORF...LEESBURG...

CULPEPER...MANASSAS...MANASSAS PARK...FAIRFAX...ALEXANDRIA...

FALLS CHURCH...FREDERICKSBURG...WARRENTON
431 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE MID 90S DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND
90...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOW 70S.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST STRETCH OF SUMMER-LIKE HEAT WILL PEAK 
TODAY. SINCE INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT YET ACCLIMATED TO HOT 
CONDITIONS...IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO 
PREVENT HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. PARTICIPANTS IN MEMORIAL DAY 
ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THE HEAT INDEX...AND ALTER 
PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

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 IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES 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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

135 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MARYLAND PORTION OF THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY...TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...AND ADJACENT COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL MARYLAND AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.

.DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

TEMPERATURES ABOVE 90 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE MID 90S
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH MONDAY AS THE HOTTEST DAY.

PREPARE FOR THE HEAT IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND OUTDOOR EVENTS. DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER AND DRESS IN LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHES. GET INTO THE SHADE WHEN POSSIBLE AND LIMIT PHYSICAL
EXERTION IN THIS EARLY SEASON HEAT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE MARYLAND
CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF SANDY POINT AND THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC
RIVER.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WATERS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Stafford, Stafford Regional Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Stafford, Stafford Regional Airport, .