...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* 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 NEAR 100 AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.
* TIMING: BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS HEAT
INDICES EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 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
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