Warning Description: Heat Advisory Warning Date: 11:48 am EDT on September 2, 2010 WarningSum:...Heat Advisory Remains In Effect Until 6 Pm Edt This Evening... Warning Message:A heat advisory remains in effect until 6 PM EDT this evening. Temperatures will rise into the 90s across most of Maine and New Hampshire this afternoon...with moderate to high humidity levels helping to raise heat index values to near 100 degrees. A sea breeze will likely cool temperatures down a bit near the coast this afternoon...but inland locations will continue to see temperatures rise into the mid to upper 90s this afternoon. The high heat and humidity combined with the long duration of the current heat wave will make conditions uncomfortable and potentially dangerous especially in hot buildings without air conditioning or proper ventilation. A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. WarningDesc:Special Weather Statement WarningDate:11:48 am EDT on September 2, 2010 WarningSum:...An Air Quality Is In Effect Until Midnight Tonight... Warning Message:The Maine department of environmental protection has issued an air quality action day for the following counties... Coastal Cumberland...coastal Waldo...coastal York...Knox...and Lincoln. Ozone levels will likely reach unhealthy levels for the entire coastline of Maine on Thursday. Ozone levels will be in the moderate range across interior Maine. Expect good levels of ozone in the western mountains and northern areas of Maine. Additionally...particle pollution levels continue to be moderate statewide. Since multiple pollutants will be elevated... along with heat and humidity...the health impacts will be multiplied. People with a heart or lung disease... children and healthy adults who exert themselves outdoors are encouraged to reduce their exertion level and take other precautions to protect their health. WarningDesc:Tropical Storm Watch WarningDate:3:42 PM EDT on September 2, 2010 WarningSum:...Tropical Storm Watch Remains In Effect... Warning Message:...New information... there is no new information. ...Precautionary/preparedness actions... precautionary/preparedness actions... Preparations should be made as soon as possible...before conditions deteriorate. Keep informed while listening for possible warnings. Secure loose outdoor objects which can be blown around. ...Probability of tropical storm/hurricane conditions... the chance for hurricane conditions at this time is very small. Also...the chance for tropical storm conditions at this time is up to 42 percent. If tropical storm conditions were to occur the most likely onset time would be Friday evening...lasting into Saturday morning. ...Winds... as Hurricane Earl passes nearby...look for winds to increase to 20 to 3o mph...with gusts up to 45 mph...especially along the immediate coast. Since there is still uncertainty...closely monitor the forecast for any significant changes. ...Storm surge and storm tide... high tide is expected to be 9.5 feet at 650 PM Friday evening in Portland with another high tide at 736 am at only 8.3 feet. The storm surge is expected to be around a foot during this period. This would keep portland's storm tide below its 12 foot flood stage. Therefore...coastal flooding is not expected at this time. However...high energy swells Friday night and Saturday morning may produce beach erosion and splash-over...mainly along the more vulnerable east facing beaches. ...Inland flooding... a quick one to three inches of rain may fall Friday night into Saturday morning. There will most likely be some locally higher amounts. This could cause significant rises on small rivers and streams...as well as localized urban flooding.