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...OPPRESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH... .THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S TONIGHT PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. THE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATUDAY. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHESTER ... CROCKETT ... DYER ... GIBSON ... HARDEMAN ... HAYWOOD ... LAKE ... MADISON ... MCNAIRY ... OBION

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. REMEMBER CAR INTERIORS CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.