[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030713

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THIS MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX MAIL SERVER

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
405 AM MST SUN JUL 13 2003

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NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SOUTHWEST 
MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY 
405 AM MST SUN JUL 13 2003

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING 
THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA FOR BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR TODAY 
AND MONDAY...FOR THOSE LIVING IN NORTHWEST...CENTRAL...AND 
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...AS WELL AS IN NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY. 
THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA IS INCLUDED IN THE ADVISORY 
AREA. NEAR RECORD OR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST...AND THE 
HOT WEATHER COULD BE A HEALTH HAZARD ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG...THE 
ELDERLY...AND THOSE OUTDOORS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO STAY 
COOL AND WELL HYDRATED.

TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA WILL RANGE FROM 
110 DEGREES AT CAREFREE TO 116 DEGREES AT GILA BEND. READINGS COULD 
BE A DEGREE OR SO HIGHER ON MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO 
BETWEEN 12 AND 17 PERCENT DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY.

INDIVIDUALS CAN SUFFER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS WHEN THE BODY TEMPERATURE
SYSTEM CAN NO LONGER COOL ITSELF. STAY INDOORS WHERE IT IS MUCH 
COOLER. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS 
POSSIBLE AND DRINK ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND
LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...AND A WIDE BRIMMED HAT WILL KEEP THE HEAD 
AND BODY MUCH COOLER.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE