HEAT ADVISORY- PITTSBURGH CWA

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ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-
CARROLL OH-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-GREENE PA-
GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-
MARION WV-MARSHALL WV-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
OH WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-WA PA-WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
849 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN PITTSBURGH PA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY.

HEAT INDICES ROSE TO NEAR 105 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE OH RIVER
VALLEY ON MON AFTERNOON. WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS EXPECTED TO BE
SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER TODAY.AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 101 AND
106 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE REGION TODAY.

WE WILL APPROACH.& POSSIBLY SURPASS HIGH TEMP RECORDS FOR
THE DAY ACROSS THE REGION. THE RECORD HIGH TEMP FOR PITTSBURGH
TODAY IS 96 DEGREES.SET IN 1934. THE RECORD HIGH FOR ZANESVILLE IS
95..SET IN 1952..,AND THE RECORD HIGH FOR MORGANTOWN IS 94.SET IN
1993.

AN EXTREME HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPS TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105
DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO AVOID
PROLONGED WORK IN SUN, OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO, KEEP
PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND & TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT.

CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY & PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

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