NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 1137 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE .AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH HAS TRAPPED A MOIST AIR MASS OVER THE REGION AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE TODAY. ALZ051>055-MSZ067-075-076-052300- /O.CON.KMOB.EH.W.0006.100805T1700Z-100805T2300Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON... BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN 1137 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S...COMBINED WITH A MUGGY AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES RISING TO AROUND 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES OF 110 DEGREES AND GREATER ARE FORECAST. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES IS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED... INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES...DEADLY HEAT STROKE... FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. HEED HEAT SAFETY RULES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTE REPLENISHING DRINKS. REFRAIN FROM THE INTAKE OF CAFFEINATED AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. && $$ ALZ056>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ078-079-052300- /O.CON.KMOB.HT.Y.0006.100805T1700Z-100805T2300Z/ CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE- UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA- COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA- INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...LUVERNE... BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...ANDALUSIA...OPP... MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...TILLMANS CORNER... THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY... FLOMATON...MOLINO...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT... WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE... MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO... WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 1137 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S IN COMBINATION WITH A HUMID AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 108 DEGREES FROM NOON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. HEED HEAT SAFETY RULES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTE REPLENISHING DRINKS. REFRAIN FROM THE INTAKE OF CAFFEINATED AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. && $$