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...VERY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WHICH WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE MID SOUTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS DANGEROUS HEAT WILL LIKELY EXPAND ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS WEEK AND HEAT HEADLINES MAY BE EXPANDED AND EXTENDED TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES. LOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

* TIMING...FROM THE LATE MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OUTSIDE MAY CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: GIBSON ... HARDEMAN ... MADISON ... WEAKLEY

Instructions:

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 OUT OF THE SUN...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.