[BNAWX] Non-Precipitation Warnings, Watches, Advisories

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
345 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2005

TNZ005>008-022>029-056>062-075-093>095-260300-
BEDFORD-BENTON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-GILES-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-ROBERTSON-
RUTHERFORD-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-WAYNE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND CITY...CAMDEN...CENTERVILLE...
CLARKSVILLE...COLUMBIA...DICKSON...DOVER...ERIN...FRANKLIN...
GALLATIN...HARTSVILLE...HOHENWALD...LAWRENCEBURG...LEBANON...
LEWISBURG...LINDEN...MURFREESBORO...NASHVILLE...PULASKI...
SHELBYVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...WAVERLY...WAYNESBORO
345 AM CDT SUN JUL 24 2005

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY
FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS
FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

A WARM UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM THE
CENTRAL PLAINS AND BE CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN TENNESSEE BY NOON
TODAY.

AS A RESULT...THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS OF RECENT DAYS...WILL
INTENSIFY TODAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURES THIS YEAR...UPPER 90S...ARE FORECASTED FOR TODAY AND
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL GIVE HEAT
INDICES IN THE RANGE OF 102 TO 109 BOTH TODAY AND MONDAY WITH
NIGHTTIME HEAT INDICES AROUND 80.

A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105
DEGREES OR GREATER DURING THE DAY...AND 80 DEGREES OR GREATER AT
NIGHT.

PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK
IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO...KEEP PLENTY OF
LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING.

CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS OR...
IN EXTREME CASES...HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THESE CONDITIONS.  FRIENDS...RELATIVES...OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD
CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

ALSO...NEVER LEAVE PETS AND CHILDREN IN A HOT VEHICLE FOR EVEN A
MINUTE...AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY SOAR TO DEADLY HEIGHTS.

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