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WWUS71 KBOX 201333
NPWBOX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
933 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
MAZ003-004-026-201445-
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EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AYER, BARRE, FITCHBURG, ORANGE, AND
GREENFIELD
933 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED
CTZ002>004-MAZ005>007-010>019-RIZ001>004-210000-
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HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-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-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI-SOUTHEAST
PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOSTON, UNION, BROCKTON, CAMBRIDGE,
COVENTRY, WEST GREENWICH, MILFORD, QUINCY, PROVIDENCE,
SPRINGFIELD, FOXBOROUGH, FOSTER, WARWICK, HARTFORD, AMHERST,
WILLIMANTIC, GLOUCESTER, EAST GREENWICH, PLYMOUTH, TAUNTON,
SMITHFIELD, VERNON, FRAMINGHAM, WORCESTER, WINDSOR LOCKS,
LAWRENCE, NORTHAMPTON, NORWOOD, WEST WARWICK, PUTNAM, AND LOWELL
933 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...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CONNECTICUT, CENTRAL, EASTERN,
NORTHEASTERN, SOUTHEASTERN, AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, AND
NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH 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.
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