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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
157 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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

.A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION HAS CONTINUED THE
RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE TODAY. TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO 105 WILL
BE COMMON THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. AN INCREASE IN
MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BRING
TEMPERATURES DOWN SOMEWHAT...BUT CONTINUED HOT WEATHER IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE WEEK.

TNZ005>011-022>033-056>065-075-077-078-093>095-020000-
/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
157 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES...AND 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.

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