Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
306 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY...

.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS BUILDING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SPREAD A DOME OF HOT AIR ACROSS THE AREA. COUPLED WITH MODERATE
HUMIDITY LEVELS DURING THE DAY...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY.

ILZ076>078-083-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014>022-031615-
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0010.100803T1700Z-100805T0000Z/
WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-WHITE-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-
DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...MOUNT CARMEL...
CARMI...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...
BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE...
HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...
ELKTON
306 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY.

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 110 DEGREES. TUESDAY
NIGHT...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S MUCH OF THE
NIGHT.

* NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR WHAT WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST
CONDITIONS WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS SUMMER. HEAT OF THIS
MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES VERY QUICKLY.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES...NEIGHBORS...AND PETS.

&&

$$

JAP



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