[BNAWX] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
514 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-121200-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-
JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-
MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-
COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-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...
JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...
BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...
SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...
LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
514 PM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...

THE HOT AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE INITIALLY BEEN
EXPERIENCED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, ALONG WITH MUGGY
OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE
LOW TO MID 90S EACH AFTERNOON FOR AREAS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU, AND INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES
NEAR OR AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
LAST WELL INTO NEXT WORK WEEK, POTENTIALLY THRU AT LEAST NEXT
THURSDAY. LOWS OVERNIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE LOWER 70S
FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU ALSO.

WHILE THESE TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE BELOW HEAT
ADVISORY CRITERIA, EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IF YOU
HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STAY HYDRATED BY
DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER AND NON-CARBONATED, NON-CAFFEINE
BEVERAGES. TRY TO REMAIN IN SHADED AREAS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE
TO DECREASE THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POTENTIALLY
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 RISE TO DEADLY LEVELS. MORE HEAT
SAFETY GUIDELINES CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/HEAT.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE, NOAA WEATHER RADIO,
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AND THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST ON THE HOT
AND HUMID WEATHER THAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

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