URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
503 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010
...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 7 PM EDT TODAY
FOR PINELLAS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
.THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE MID 90S AND HIGH
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL GENERATE HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110
DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEARWATER...ST. PETERSBURG
503 AM EDT THU JUL 29 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL CREATE HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE HEAT INDEX...A MEASURE OF HOW
IT FEELS WHEN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED...EXCEEDS
105 FOR 3 HOURS OR MORE DURING THE DAY...AND OBSERVED NIGHTTIME
TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE 80 DEGREES...FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS
OR MORE.
IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS TODAY...TRY TO DO SO DURING THE EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...ESPECIALLY BEFORE YOU
GET THIRSTY. TRY TO REMAIN IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED
BUILDINGS. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN LOCKED VEHICLES!
TEMPERATURES CAN RISE ABOVE 130 DEGREES IN MINUTES...QUICKLY
INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR HEAT STROKE AND POSSIBLE DEATH. MAKE
SURE TO CHECK UP ON RELATIVES...NEIGHBORS AND THE ELDERLY.
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JCM