Original post 7/6/2010 11:00AM: From the desk of Hoboken City Hall....
The National Weather Service has extended a heat advisory for Hudson County through 7 pm, July 6, 2010. Temperatures are predicted to reach up to 100 degrees.
To help residents cope with the extreme heat, the City of Hoboken is opening a cooling center at the Wallace School gymnasium at 1100 Willow Avenue. The cooling center will open at noon on Tuesday, July 6 and will remain open for at least 24 hours.
Heat Advisory for Hudson, NJ from 11 am EDT, Tue., Jul. 6, 2010 until 7 pm EDT, Tue., Jul. 6, 2010
Issued by The National Weather Service
New York City, NY
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES OF 95 TO 100 DEGREES... ALONG WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS... WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 104 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100 TO 104 DEGREES FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE HOURS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
More Information:
... HOT AND INCREASINGLY MORE HUMID...
.A WARM RIDGE ALOFT AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL KEEP HOT AND INCREASINGLY MORE HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK.
City Hall Link: http://www.hobokennj.org/news/heat-advisorycooling-center-information/ ◦
