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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
107 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL AFFLICT MOST OF THE
MIDSTATE OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS...

.A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA IN THE
NEXT 2 DAYS. THIS WILL INCREASE TEMPERATURES TO NEAR 100 DEGREES
IN MANY AREAS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE HUMID
CONDITIONS WILL SEND HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 105 TO 112 RANGE.
THESE CONDITIONS REPRESENT A DIRECT THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF AREA RESIDENTS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

TNZ005-006-022>024-111415-
/O.CON.KOHX.EH.W.0001.110711T1700Z-110713T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY
107 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 110
  DEGREES OR MORE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
  LITTLE OR NO RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT NIGHT WITH LOW
  TEMPERATURES ONLY DROPPING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  FROM 110 TO 113 DEGREES EACH DAY. LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT WITH
  OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION WILL BE
  CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT
  EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU MUST 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 FITTED CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT
STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

TNZ007>010-025>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-111415-
/O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0001.110711T1700Z-110713T0000Z/
ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-
TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...
CELINA...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...
CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...
LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
107 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 TO 110
  DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LITTLE OR
  NO RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY
  DROPPING TO THE MID 70S.

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH DAY. LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT WITH
  OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 70S.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN...
  THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT
  EXHAUSTION... HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE THE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT
STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

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