Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Excessive Heat Watch
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK... ESPECIALLY THE GENESEE VALLEY...FINGER LAKES REGION AND NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 90S...WITH READINGS APPROACHING 100 IN THE GENESEE VALLEY/ROCHESTER AREA AS WELL AS NIAGARA/ORLEANS COUNTIES. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...FROM NEAR 100 NEAR LAKE ERIE AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO TO BETWEEN 105 AND 110 GENESEE VALLEY. Instructions: AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. Target Area: Allegany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Genesee Jefferson Lewis Livingston Monroe Niagara Northern Cayuga Northern Erie Ontario Orleans Oswego Southern Erie Wayne Wyoming