Alerts for NJ metro

THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED A
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT THURSDAY FOR NEW JERSEY.

A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.

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HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NEW JERSEY, NEW YOR CITY, AND ALL OF LONG ISLAND...


.EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY FOR THE PHILADELPHIA AREA EASTWARD TO THE SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY, INCLUDING TRENTON...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 TO 105...WITH FRIDAY HAVING
  HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105.

* TEMPERATURES...DAILY HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. OVERNIGHT
  LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE 70S. FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED
  AREAS...SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD
  NOT DROP BELOW 80 DEGREES.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND
  6 PM EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY.