NPWBOX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1037 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 CTZ002>004-MAZ004>007-010>021-026-NHZ012-RIZ001>004-006-007- 011015- /O.CON.KBOX.EH.W.0001.060801T1600Z-060803T0000Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA- CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA-WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA- WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA-SUFFOLK MA- EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA-WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA- EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA-SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI- EASTERN KENT RI-WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...BARRE...FITCHBURG...FRAMINGHAM... LOWELL...LAWRENCE...GLOUCESTER...AMHERST...NORTHAMPTON... SPRINGFIELD...MILFORD...WORCESTER...FOXBORO...NORWOOD... CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...TAUNTON...BROCKTON...PLYMOUTH... FALL RIVER...NEW BEDFORD...MATTAPOISETT...AYER...MANCHESTER... NASHUA...FOSTER...SMITHFIELD...PROVIDENCE...WEST GREENWICH... WARWICK...NARRAGANSETT...WESTERLY...NEWPORT 1037 PM EDT MON JUL 31 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPTING THE CAPE AND ISLANDS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN FROM THE MONADNOCKS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES. DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY...AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR WELL INTO THE 90S TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL APPROACH 100 DEGREES IN THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY REGION OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF GENERALLY 105 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY 110 DEGREES IN THE HARTFORD AREA. WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE WEEK...AS HIGH TEMPERATURES REACH 100 DEGREES OVER MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND....POSSIBLY 104 NEAR HARTFORD. HEAT INDICES ARE LIKELY TO REACH AROUND 110 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED VALUES NEAR 115 DEGREES POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LARGER URBAN CENTERS SHOULD NOT FALL BELOW 80 DEGREES TUESDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL. THIS WILL PRESENT A CONTINUED DANGER FOR THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR PROPER VENTILATION. TEMPERATURES TUESDAY REACHED 96 DEGREES IN DETROIT AND 100 DEGREES IN TRAVERSE CITY MICHIGAN. THAT HEAT IS ON ITS WAY! TEMPERATURES IN BOSTON AND HARTFORD AT 6 PM EACH LATE AFTERNOON WILL STILL BE WELL UP IN THE 90S. THE UPCOMING HOT WEATHER WILL BE AN EXTREME EVENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SERIOUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...CHILDREN...AND THOSE WHO WORK OUTSIDE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 6 PM EACH DAY. PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND SHOULD PLAN ON ALTERING THEIR DAILY ROUTINE...IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION... OR WORSE...BEING A CASUALTY OF LIFE THREATENING HEAT STROKE. AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING...AND SPEND TIME IN AIR CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE. MAKE SURE ROOMS REMAIN PROPERLY VENTILATED IF AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT AVAILABLE...BY OPENING WINDOWS AND USING FANS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE IN THE URBAN CENTERS. NO PERSON OR PET SHOULD EVER STAY IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE EVEN FOR THE SHORTEST AMOUNT OF TIME. TEMPERATURES QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS...EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPENED. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN HEAT INDICES OF 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN OR POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.