266 WWUS71 KGYX 290618 NPWGYX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gray ME 218 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026 MEZ012-013-018>021-023>026-033-NHZ004-006>015-292030- /O.NEW.KGYX.XH.A.0001.260701T1600Z-260704T0000Z/ Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Interior York-Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland- Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Northern Carroll- Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire- Eastern Hillsborough-Interior Rockingham-Coastal Rockingham- Western And Central Hillsborough- Including the cities of Madbury, Portland, Jaffrey, Ossipee, Bridgton, Waldoboro, Plaistow, Westbrook, Bowdoin, Lebanon, Chesterville, Newcastle, Rochester, Berwick, Windsor, Marlow, New Sharon, Rumford, Manchester, Unity, Greenland, Locke Mills, New Vineyard, Temple, Weare, Nashua, Meredith, Hanover, Harrison, Farmington, Newton, Saco, Claremont, Surry, Keene, Wakefield, Barrington, Dover, Albany, Buxton, Jackson, Kittery, Amherst, Gilsum, Grantham, Wales, Bath, Milford, Cornish, Topsham, North Windham, Dresden, Hampstead, Seabrook, Greene, Canterbury, Moultonborough, Livermore Falls, Tuftonboro, Bethel, South Portland, Arrowsic, Boothbay Harbor, Pelham, Salem, Derry, Atkinson, Concord, Bridgewater, Goffstown, Sanford, Bryant Pond, Loudon, Minot, Hollis, Conway, Peterborough, Wiscasset, Durham, Gray, Gorham, Dunbarton, Alfred, Goshen, Charlestown, Somersworth, New Gloucester, Boscawen, Sabattus, Augusta, Brunswick, Sidney, Bristol, Crawford Notch, Newport, Bowdoinham, Exeter, Croydon, Waterville, Yarmouth, Jefferson, Sullivan, North Conway, Whitefield, Brookfield, Hampton, China, Goodwins Mills, Wilton, Laconia, Hooksett, Milton, Portsmouth, Auburn, Newry, Limington, Norway, Sharon, Wolfeboro, Rye, North Hampton, Cape Elizabeth, Chester, Oxford, Lempster, Phippsburg, Fryeburg, Vassalboro, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Lewiston, Mont Vernon, Bremen, Turner, Naples, Hampton Falls, Chatham, Palermo, Rollinsford, Jay, Gilford, Alna, and Damariscotta 218 AM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 possible. * WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and western Maine and central, northern, and southern New Hampshire. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight low temperatures will only fall into the 70s, resulting in accumulated heat stress. 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. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. && $$ Tubbs