[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030902

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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
455 AM MST TUE SEP 2 2003

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NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SOUTHWEST 
MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY 
455 AM MST TUE SEP 2 2003

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY 
FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR THOSE LIVING IN MARICOPA COUNTY...AND 
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE GREATER 
PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. VERY WARM WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY AND 
WEDNESDAY 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.

TODAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERT AREAS WILL 
RANGE FROM 106 DEGREES AT WICKENBURG AND CAREFREE TO 109 DEGREES AT 
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AND COOLIDGE TO 110 DEGREES AT GILA BEND. THE 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 25 PERCENT OR LOWER BOTH THIS 
AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

ELLIS

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE