Heat waves
On occasions when the synoptic situation is favourable, the hot air extends south over the southern States.
HEAT WAVE
A period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot weather. It could last from several days to several weeks.
Heat wave
A period of abnormally hot weather lasting several days.
Helicity ...
HEAT WAVE TO STAY AROUND UNTIL WEEKEND by JENNIFER MAXWELL, The Morning Call ...
HEAT WAVE - A period of hot, and usually dry weather.
HEAVY SURF ADVISORY - National Weather Service marine product warning of dangerous marine conditions due to wave action such as large breaking waves and / or swell along the coast.
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heat wave
heating degree day (HDD)
(Heaviside layer) Kennelly-Heaviside layer (E region) (in the atmosphere)
Heavy Snow Warning
heliostat
High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP)
high pressure area ...
Browse Related Terms: Beach Erosion, Capillary Waves, Gravity wave, Heat Wave, Kelvin Waves, LGWV, Pressure Induced Wave, Seiche, Tidal Piling, Tidal Wave, Wave Crest, Wave Period, Wave Spectrum, Whitecap, WV ...
of the ocean, a disturbance generated by wind action with dynamics governed by the influence of gravity and/or surface tension. See ocean waves. 3. Popularly used as a synonym for "surge" or "influx," as in tidal wave (storm surge), heat wave, ...
These conditions can cause fatigue, heat cramps, sunstroke or heat exhaustion in some people. Recently some deaths in the northeastern United States were blamed on a persistent heat wave that produced Heat Index Values of 105 to 115 F.
 See also: Weather, Light, Wave, Temperature, Period
  
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