[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030716

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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
630 AM MST WED JUL 16 2003

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NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SOUTHWEST 
MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY 
600 AM MST WED JUL 16 2003

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR
THOSE LIVING IN MARICOPA AND NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING 
THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. THE COMBINATION OF HOT WEATHER
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY 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.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA WILL RANGE FROM 108 
DEGREES AT DEER VALLEY 112 DEGREES AT SKY HARBOR IN PHOENIX TO 115 
DEGREES AT GILA BEND. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AT 18 PERCENT OR 
LOWER. 

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