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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
339 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS WEEKEND...
...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY THROUGH 7 PM
SUNDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...

.A POWERFUL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID STATE
THIS WEEKEND AND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD HEAT.

THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AND ALLOW
MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO START WORKING ITS WAY BACK
INTO OUR AREA. THIS SHOULD HELP PROVIDE AT LEAST SOME SCATTERED
CLOUDS AND...PERHAPS...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
NEVERTHELESS...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO TOP
OUT AROUND 100 DEGREES EVEN INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

TNZ005>010-022>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-290200-
/O.EXT.KOHX.HT.Y.0001.120629T1800Z-120702T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-BENTON-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-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...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...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
339 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY FOR AREAS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS BETWEEN 102 AND 105 DEGREES...AND LOWS
  AROUND 75 DEGREES. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 EACH
  DAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS 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
  AN INCREASED POTENTIAL OF FIRE DANGER.

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 ALONG WITH OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES. IT IS IMPORTANT ALSO TO AVOID TOO MUCH DIRECT SUN...
AND TO LIMIT YOUR SALT INTAKE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO NOT LEAVE
CHILDREN OR PETS LOCKED INSIDE A VEHICLE...EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS
DOWN...AS TEMPERATURES INSIDE A CAR CAN BECOME SUFFOCATING WHEN
EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT EVEN FOR 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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