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WWUS71 KBOX 200529
NPWBOX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
129 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
CTZ002>004-MAZ003>007-010>019-026-RIZ001>004-210000-
/O.CON.KBOX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260521T0000Z/
HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-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-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-
SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROCKTON, VERNON, UNION, FRAMINGHAM,
SMITHFIELD, TAUNTON, PLYMOUTH, NORTHAMPTON, HARTFORD, BARRE,
AYER, FOSTER, BOSTON, WEST GREENWICH, LOWELL, SPRINGFIELD,
LAWRENCE, QUINCY, FITCHBURG, ORANGE, WINDSOR LOCKS, WEST WARWICK,
FOXBOROUGH, WARWICK, CAMBRIDGE, GREENFIELD, EAST GREENWICH,
AMHERST, WILLIMANTIC, WORCESTER, COVENTRY, NORWOOD, PROVIDENCE,
MILFORD, PUTNAM, AND GLOUCESTER
129 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 96.
* WHERE...MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, EXCEPT FOR THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES, THE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH
COAST, CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOX
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