[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030628

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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
410 PM MST SAT JUN 28 2003

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NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SOUTHWEST 
MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY 
410 PM MST SAT JUN 28 2003

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE LOWER DESERT OF SOUTH 
CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY 
FOR THOSE LIVING IN MARICOPA AND NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTIES... 
INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. THE COMBINATION OF 
VERY WARM WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD BE A HEALTH 
HAZARD...ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY...AS WELL AS ANYONE 
OUTDOORS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO 
STAY COOL AND WELL HYDRATED.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT 
OCCURRED TODAY...AND WILL RANGE FROM 108 DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
PORTIONS OF MARICOPA COUNTY TO 115 DEGREES AT GILA BEND. THE 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW 5 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. LIGHT COLORED AND 
LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING...AS WELL AS A WIDE BRIMMED HAT...WILL KEEP 
THE HEAD AND BODY MUCH COOLER. DG

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