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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
323 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 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 BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE
REGION AT LEAST THROUGH SUNDAY, AS MIDDLE TENNESSEANS BRACE FOR
MORE RECORD HEAT. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE EAST 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 BY WEDNESDAY.
NEVERTHELESS, AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO TOP OUT
AROUND 100 DEGREES EVEN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

TNZ005>010-022>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-292100-
/O.CON.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
323 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS BETWEEN 102 AND 107 DEGREES...AND LOWS IN
  THE MID 70'S. 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
  INCREASED 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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