Alertes en vigueur Rumford, ME

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Carinteriors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 99 expected.For the Excessive Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heatindex values up to 106 possible.* WHERE...Portions of southwest and western Maine and central,northern, and southern New Hampshire.* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from noon to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. Forthe Excessive Heat Watch, from Wednesday afternoon throughThursday evening.* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly duringextreme heat and high humidity events.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Warm overnight low temperatures in the 70swill result in greater cumulative heat stress.