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...VERY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY... .STRONG UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. THIS WILL PROMOTE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WEATHER CONDITIONS...LEADING TO DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE MID SOUTH. THIS DANGEROUS HEAT MAY RESULT IN HEAT HEADLINES BEING EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TOMORROW OR FRIDAY. ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 TO 109 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING.

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

* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT ... DYER ... FAYETTE ... GIBSON ... HARDEMAN ... HAYWOOD ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... MADISON ... OBION ... SHELBY ... TIPTON ... 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.