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Thu Jul 21 16:03:28 CDT 2011


WWUS74 KOHX 212103
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
403 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA INTO FRIDAY. HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
ALLOW HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TNZ005>010-022>031-056>062-075-093>095-220300-
/O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-
JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-
BEDFORD-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...CAMDEN...ERIN...WAVERLY...
DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...
HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...
HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...
MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
403 PM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
  HOURS EACH DAY.

* 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 FITTING 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 A EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

$$
STEIGERWALDT


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