[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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WWUS84 KOHX 090053
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
753 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2016

TNZ005>011-023>033-056>064-075-077-078-093>095-100000-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-
JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-WAYNE-
LAWRENCE-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...ERIN...WAVERLY...
DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...
HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...WAYNESBORO...
LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
753 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2016

...HOT WEATHER IN STORE FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY THIS WEEKEND...

UPPER LEVEL RIDGING INFLUENCES WILL BUILD ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
AS FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND PROGRESS, AND WITH A CONTINUANCE
OF A STRONG SURFACE RIDGING PATTERN ALSO, THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES
SO FAR THIS YEAR ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE WILL BE EXPERIENCED.
HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S, WITH
HIGHS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY GENERALLY IN THE MID 90S, FOR
LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE MID STATE BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, AS SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WORKS ITS WAY INTO
OUR REGION. THIS MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN JUST ENOUGH HUMIDITY
ACROSS THE MID STATE TO SUPPORT HEAT INDEX VALUES, IN ISOLATED
LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY REGION, AROUND 100 DEGREES ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

EVEN THOUGH THESE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE BELOW HEAT ADVISORY AND HEAT WARNING THRESHOLDS, THOSE WHO
WILL BE OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY THOSE PARTICIPATING IN MULTIPLE
OUTDOOR EVENTS SCHEDULED FRIDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND, SHOULD FOLLOW
HEAT SAFETY GUIDELINES. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, LIMIT OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. DRINK LOTS OF WATER.

AVOID ALCOHOL, AS IT LOWERS THE BODIES TOLERANCE FOR HEAT AND
ACTS AS A DIURETIC, MEANING IT SPEEDS UP DEHYDRATION, AND AFFECTS
THE BODIES ABILITY TO REGULATE ITS TEMPERATURE, AND ALSO RAISES
THE BODY'S BLOOD PRESSURE. SOME MEDICATIONS ARE ALSO SENSITIVE TO
HEAT. BOTH ALCOHOL AND, OR PARTICULAR HEAT SENSITIVE MEDICATION
CONSUMPTION, COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES
LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR DEADLY HEAT STROKE.

WEAR LIGHT CLOTHING, WEAR SUNSCREEN WHILE OUTDOORS, AND IF YOU
NEED TO WORK OUTDOORS, DO THAT IN THE EARLY MORNING AND EVENING
HOURS. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, HOMELESS, AND PETS
DURING THIS HEAT WAVE PERIOD ALSO. IF YOU ARE OUT DRIVING,
BEFORE LEAVING YOUR VEHICLE, REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR BACKSEAT TO
ENSURE THAT YOU ARE NOT LEAVING CHILDREN AND PETS IN YOUR CAR,
AS TEMPERATURES IN A LOCKED CAR, WITH ALL WINDOWS ROLLED UP, CAN
QUICKLY BECOME DEADLY.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE, NOAA WEATHER
RADIO, AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING
HEAT SITUATION ACROSS THE MID STATE FRIDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND.

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