Full Notification

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAINLY FROM 100 TO 105.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAT WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE SUN...OR LIVING IN NON AIR
CONDITIONED HOMES. THE MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED ARE YOUNG
CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER 50. LEAVING ANYONE...INCLUDING PETS AND
CHILDREN...IN NON AIR CONDITIONED CARS DURING THE DAY IS VERY
DANGEROUS AND QUICKLY CAN BECOME FATAL.

* OUTLOOK...THIS HEAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY,
AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 ACTIVITY 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.