Active Alerts Rich Hill, PA

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 100expected. For the Excessive Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditionswith heat index values of 100 to 105 possible.* WHERE...Portions of northern and northwest New Jersey and eastcentral, northeast, and southeast Pennsylvania.* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from 10 AM Tuesday to 6 AM EDTWednesday. For the Excessive Heat Watch, from Wednesday morningthrough Saturday evening.* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly duringextreme heat and high humidity events00.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A prolonged period of excessive heat withhigh temperatures in the 90s is expected through this week. Theheat is forecast to worsen as the week goes on, with it peakinglate in the week and into the weekend. These early season heatevents combined with the prolonged nature of it may cause anincrease in heat related impacts such heat illnesses or on heatsensitive infrastructure.