7/21/08 Heat Advisory.

From the NWS in Huntsville, AL. Even though this is for only our Alabama counties, the information is good for us all.

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

HOT HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL
TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE FROM NORTH
CENTRAL INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA...INCLUDING HUNTSVILLE...DECATUR
AND THE SHOALS...WHERE READINGS MAY NEAR OR REACH RECORD HIGHS OF
100 TO 103 DEGREES. ELSEWHERE...TEMPERATURES WILL EASILY REACH THE
MID TO UPPER 90S. THE STIFLING CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO
THOSE OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME.

THE THREAT OF HEAT ILLNESSES IS INCREASED TODAY. STAY HYDRATED
BY DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER. HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...OR
IN EXTREME CASES...HEAT STROKE MAY RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE
TO THESE CONDITIONS. CHECK FREQUENTLY ON THOSE WHO MAY BE AT
RISK...SUCH AS CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC
AILMENTS.

See you soon.

Brian