[PHX-Skywarn] "NWS - WEATHER EVENT NOTIFICATION" PHXNPWPSR.20030904

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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
700 PM MST WED SEP 3 2003

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NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY...GREATER PHOENIX AREA...SOUTHWEST 
MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY 
700 PM MST WED SEP 3 2003

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX IS CONTINUING A HEAT ADVISORY
TOMORROW FOR THOSE LIVING IN MARICOPA COUNTY...AND NORTHWEST AND 
NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY...INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX 
METROPOLITAN AREA. VERY WARM WEATHER EXPECTED AGAIN ON THURSDAY 
COULD BE A HEALTH HAZARD...ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG... ELDERLY...AND 
THOSE OUTDOORS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO STAY COOL AND WELL 
HYDRATED.

THURSDAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERT AREAS 
ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 104 DEGREES AT CAREFREE TO 109 DEGREES AT 
PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AND COOLIDGE TO 110 DEGREES AT GILA BEND. THE 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 20 PERCENT OR LOWER THIS AFTERNOON 
...WITH SOME AREAS SEEING VALUES DOWN NEAR 12 PERCENT.

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.

BRECKENRIDGE

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