Full Notification

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S ON FRIDAY. MEANWHILE DEWPOINTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 70 AND 75. THIS WILL PRODUCE MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN SUN, OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO, KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES,
OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.