From the National Weather Service:
853 AM EDT TUE JUL 12 2011
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* AREAS AFFECTED: CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA...ALONG WITH
NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
* HAZARDS: DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDICES.
* MAXIMUM FORECAST HEAT INDICES: 105 TO 109 DEGREES EXPECTED DUE
TO TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 90S TO 100 AND DEWPOINTS IN THE
LOWER 70S.
* TIMING: BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS HEAT
INDICES EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 IN THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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