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WWUS71 KCAR 061741
NPWCAR
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
141 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
MEZ011-015>017-029-031-070600-
/O.NEW.KCAR.HT.Y.0004.260807T1700Z-260807T2200Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-CENTRAL
WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUILFORD, WESLEY, SPRINGFIELD, CASTINE,
DOVER-FOXCROFT, GREAT POND, CALAIS, MILO, BREWER, HOWLAND,
BUCKSPORT, ORLAND, BAR HARBOR, BANGOR, GRAND LAKE STREAM,
PRINCETON, ELLSWORTH, LINCOLN, AURORA, DEDHAM, EASTBROOK,
AMHERST, OLD TOWN, AND ORONO
141 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 97 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS, COASTAL HANCOCK, CENTRAL WASHINGTON,
INTERIOR HANCOCK, CENTRAL PENOBSCOT, AND SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY.
* 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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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