NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 340 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FORECAST REGION... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT 12 TO 6 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON... .DANGEROUS HEAT WILL PERSIST THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALZ062-064-FLZ001>006-010445- /O.UPG.KMOB.EH.A.0001.100801T1700Z-100801T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.EH.W.0002.100801T1700Z-100801T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.EH.A.0002.100802T1700Z-100802T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100801T0000Z/ UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA- INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA- COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAY MINETTE...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 340 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES HAVE RISEN TO 110 TO 115 DEGREES IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 110 TO 115 DEGREES AREA WIDE... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAT INDICES COULD RISE TO 110 TO 115 DEGREES AREA WIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. WHICH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF A DEEP HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE RAPIDLY EACH DAY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS APPROACHING UPPER 90S TO MORE THAN 100 DEGREES. WITH HUMIDITY FACTORED IN...THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAT INDICES FROM 110 TO 115 DEGREES NEAR SHORE AND EAST OF MOBILE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR SUNDAY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES...DEADLY HEAT STROKE...FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. HEED HEAT SAFETY RULES. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND REMAIN INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING OR RESIDENCE. IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS...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...RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EVENING...AND NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS... ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE AIR CONDITIONING. ALSO...REMEMBER PETS. THEY SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. IF PETS MUST BE KEPT OUTDOORS...PROVIDE SHADE AND PLENTY OF FRESH WATER. LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO VULNERABLE. && $$ ALZ051>061-063-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-010445- /O.UPG.KMOB.EH.A.0001.100801T1700Z-100801T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.EH.W.0002.100801T1700Z-100801T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.EH.A.0002.100802T1700Z-100802T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100801T0000Z/ CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW- ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-LOWER MOBILE-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE- STONE-GEORGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM... MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN... PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE... LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON... ANDALUSIA...OPP...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND... TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT... NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE 340 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN CONTINUED FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF A DEEP HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. THIS FEATURE WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO RISE RAPIDLY EACH DAY WITH HIGHS APPROACHING UPPER 90S TO MORE THAN 100 DEGREES. WITH HUMIDITY FACTORED IN...THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAT INDICES AFTERNOON FROM 110 TO 115 DEGREES NEAR SHORE AND EAST OF MOBILE BAY. ON SUNDAY...HEAT INDICES COULD RISE TO 110 TO 115 DEGREES AREA WIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR SUNDAY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES...DEADLY HEAT STROKE...FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. HEED HEAT SAFETY RULES. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND REMAIN INDOORS IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING OR RESIDENCE. IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS...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...RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EVENING...AND NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS... ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE AIR CONDITIONING. ALSO...REMEMBER PETS. THEY SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. IF PETS MUST BE KEPT OUTDOORS...PROVIDE SHADE AND PLENTY OF FRESH WATER. LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO VULNERABLE. && $$