[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
658 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

TNZ005>011-023>033-056>064-075-077-078-093>095-110000-
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
658 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

MIDDLE TENNESSEE IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR STARTING FRIDAY AND LASTING RIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR AREAS WEST OF THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU, INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA, SURROUNDING
VICINITY, ALONG WITH SOUTHEAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE, WHERE TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING
100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON ARE VERY LIKELY.

WHILE THESE TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE BELOW HEAT
ADVISORY CRITERIA, THOSE WHO HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND WILL
NEED TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO DEAL WITH THE HEAT. TRY TO LIMIT
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, AND IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE,
FIND SHADE IF AVAILABLE, AND STAY HYDRATED WITH WATER TO DECREASE
THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR DEADLY
HEAT STROKE.

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, ALONG WITH ALSO
RAISING 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.

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
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. ADDITIONAL HEAT
SAFETY GUIDELINES CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/HEAT.

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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