NPWAKQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
435 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ065-066-079-087-088-092-093-096-097-
131645-
/O.CON.KAKQ.HT.Y.0002.110713T1500Z-110714T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-MECKLENBURG-
LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-
SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...COROLLA...SOUTH HILL...LAWRENCEVILLE...
EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...FRANKLIN
435 AM EDT WED JUL 13 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING.

* AREAS AFFECTED: SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS: DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDICES.

* MAXIMUM FORECAST HEAT INDICES: 102 TO 105 DEGREES EXPECTED DUE
  TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE
  LOWER TO MID 70S.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM...WITH THE MOST DANGEROUS HEAT
  INDICES EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY IN THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

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 FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE 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 AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

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