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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
345 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008
NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>095-098-103-222100-
/O.CON.KMHX.HT.Y.0007.080722T1500Z-080722T2300Z/
MARTIN-PITT-WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-MAINLAND DARE-GREENE-BEAUFORT-
MAINLAND HYDE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-ONSLOW-
OUTER BANKS DARE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSTON...ROBERSONVILLE...
GREENVILLE...PLYMOUTH...COLUMBIA...SNOW HILL...HOOKERTON...
WASHINGTON...RIVER ROAD...WALLACE...WARSAW...ROSE HILL...
KENANSVILLE...BEULAVILLE...MAGNOLIA...KINSTON...MAYSVILLE...
POLLOCKSVILLE...NEW BERN...HAVELOCK...ORIENTAL...ALLIANCE...
BAYBORO...ARAPAHOE...MINNESOTT BEACH...VANDEMERE...STONEWALL...
MOREHEAD CITY...BEAUFORT...EMERALD ISLE...NEWPORT...
JACKSONVILLE...KILL DEVIL HILLS...KITTY HAWK...NAGS HEAD...
SOUTHERN SHORES
345 AM EDT TUE JUL 22 2008
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S
NEAR THE COAST TO NEAR 100 INLAND. THIS COMBINED WITH HIGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX VALUES TO RISE TO
105 TO 110 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AVOID
PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES. DRINK PLENTY OF
DECAFFEINATED...NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. IF VENTURING OUTSIDE...WEAR
LIGHT-WEIGHT AND LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING...AS WELL AS A HAT AND
SUNSCREEN TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN.
PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN ALSO SUCCUMB TO THE EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE
HEAT. INSURE PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE PLENTY OF FRESH DRINKING
WATER AND A SHADY PLACE TO REST. DO NOT KEEP PETS IN CARS WITH
THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP...EVEN PARTIALLY. TEMPERATURES INSIDE CARS
CAN REACH WELL OVER 150 DEGREES.
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...
NEIGHBORS...AND PETS AND LIVESTOCK.
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