Full Notification

* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 115. For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 113 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.

* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

* AFFECTED AREAS: EAST FELICIANA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. CHARLES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY ... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... AMITE ... PIKE ... WALTHALL ... PEARL RIVER ... NORTHERN HANCOCK ... NORTHERN HARRISON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN HARRISON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON

Instructions:

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.