URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
942 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007
…RECORD SETTING HEAT CONTINUES TO CAUSE HEALTH CONCERNS…
.THE HEAT WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL REACH INTO EVEN MORE DANGEROUS
TERRITORY TODAY AND TOMORROW…AS TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE 100 TO
105 DEGREE RANGE…AND HEAT INDICES JUMP TO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE
RANGE. DUE TO THE DURATION OF THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE…AND THE
ADDED STRESS THAT THESE HOT DAYS WILL CAUSE…A HEAT ADVISORY WILL
BE ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH 7 PM THURSDAY. THE
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE GREATER SOUTHEAST
IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BY FRIDAY. AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 100…AND HOPEFULLY
BRING THE POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS TO THE AREA.
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL CLIMB TO NEAR RECORD
LEVELS…BETWEEN 100 AND 105 IN MOST LOCATIONS IN CENTRAL ALABAMA.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO
CLIMB ABOVE 105 DEGREES. THESE TEMPERATURES…COMBINED WITH THE
DURATION OF THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE…WILL ONLY AMPLIFY THE AFFECTS
OF THE HOT WEATHER OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
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.
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JD/81
