NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 102 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .HOT AND OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PERSIST THIS WEEKEND. ALZ062-064-FLZ001>006-010215- /O.UPG.KMOB.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100801T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.EH.W.0001.100731T1802Z-100801T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.EH.A.0001.100801T1700Z-100801T2300Z/ 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 102 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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 TODAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS APPROACHING UPPER 90S TO MORE THAN 100 DEGREES. WITH HUMIDITY FACTORED IN...THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAT INDICES TODAY 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... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH 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. && $$ ALZ051>061-063-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-010215- /O.CON.KMOB.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100801T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMOB.EH.A.0001.100801T1700Z-100801T2300Z/ 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 102 PM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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 TODAY AND SUNDAY WITH HIGHS APPROACHING UPPER 90S TO MORE THAN 100 DEGREES. WITH HUMIDITY FACTORED IN...THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BRING HEAT INDICES 108 AND ABOVE. ON SUNDAY...HEAT INDICES COULD RISE TO 110 TO 115 DEGREES AREA WIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR- CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH 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. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. 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. && $$