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Heat Advisory Update: N. Wildwood Opens Cool Rec. Center

By Herald Staff

NORTH WILDWOOD — North Wildwood Emergency Management has announced that anyone who is without air conditioning is urged to go to the Recreation Center on Central Avenue between Ninth and 10th avenues.
The center will be open as a “cooling shelter” from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today (Aug. 10).
There are plenty of chairs set up. A TV, pool table, and game room are available.
For information, call 522-0191.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY.
HOT HUMID AIR WILL BUILD UP INTO OUR REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON
MONDAY AS A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TAKES CONTROL OF THE WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S…
WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. LITTLE RELIEF
WILL BE FOUND EVEN AT THE BEACHES.
THERE COULD BE SOME LATE DAY RELIEF IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S… NOT PROVIDING MUCH RELIEF FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC AND NON-CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES. WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING. IF POSSIBLE…STAY IN AIR- CONDITIONED FACILITIES…STAY OUT OF THE SUN… AND CHECK ON THE ELDERLY

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