Full Notification

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM
AND 6 PM.

* IMPACTS...INITIALLY IF NO PROTECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN...
FATIGUE. SUNSTROKE... MUSCLE CRAMPS... AND/OR HEAT EXHAUSTION
IS POSSIBLE. THE MOST STRONGLY AFFECTED ARE YOUNG CHILDREN AND
ALSO ADULTS OVER 50. LEAVING ANYONE... INCLUDING PETS AND
CHILDREN... IN NON AIR CONDITIONED CARS DURING THE DAY IS
DANGEROUS AND QUICKLY CAN BECOME FATAL.

* OUTLOOK...THE WORST OF THIS 6 TO 7 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY
OCCUR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHEN THE HEAT INDEX IS BETWEEN 100 AND
105 DEGREES. COOLER WEATHER SHOULD ARRIVE SUNDAY.

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.

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