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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
650 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...DANGEROUS HEAT TO CONTINUE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND...

.A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...LEADING TO CONTINUED RECORD HEAT.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE 100S AGAIN TODAY. AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BRING
TEMPERATURES DOWN SOMEWHAT...BUT CONTINUED HOT WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

TNZ005>011-022>033-056>065-075-077-078-093>095-012000-
/O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-
WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...
LIVINGSTON...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...
BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...
SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...
MCMINNVILLE...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
650 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES...AND LOWS IN
  THE 70S. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR
  HEAT STROKE ARE A REAL THREAT. DEHYDRATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY.
  THE EFFECTS OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL BE CUMULATIVE GIVEN THAT IT
  IS GOING TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE EXTENDED PERIOD OF
  HEAT WILL ALSO CAUSE DROUGHT CONDITIONS TO WORSEN... AND
  RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU 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 ALONG WITH OTHER NON- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
AVOID TOO MUCH DIRECT SUN...AND LIMIT YOUR SALT INTAKE. DO NOT
LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS INSIDE A VEHICLE...EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS
DOWN...AS TEMPERATURES INSIDE A CAR CAN BECOME DEADLY IN A SHORT
TIME. ALSO REMEMBER TO CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY AND DISABLED FAMILY
MEMBERS OR NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

&&

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JLM




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