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WWUS72 KTBW 190726
NPWTBW
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
326 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-242-248-
249-251-255-260-262-265-192300-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0002.260619T1500Z-260619T2300Z/
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL CITRUS-
COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL
MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND
CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND
MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND, PARRISH, BAYPORT,
WINTER HAVEN, SPRING HILL, CAPE CORAL, PLANT CITY, LAKEWOOD
RANCH, BRADENTON, CRYSTAL RIVER, SARASOTA, WILDWOOD, NORTH PORT,
WAUCHULA, CAPTIVA, LARGO, DADE CITY, ZOLFO SPRINGS, BROOKSVILLE,
BOWLING GREEN, ARCADIA, ENGLEWOOD, PLACID LAKES, WESTCHASE,
BABCOCK RANCH, TAMPA, LAKELAND, LEHIGH ACRES, HERNANDO BEACH,
FORT MYERS, ST. PETERSBURG, PORT CHARLOTTE, BRANDON, PUNTA GORDA,
APOLLO BEACH, HUDSON, LAKE PANASOFFKEE, PORT RICHEY, VENICE, SUN
CITY CENTER, THE VILLAGES, MYAKKA CITY, INVERNESS, SANIBEL,
ZEPHYRHILLS, HOMOSASSA, CLEARWATER, BUSHNELL, SEBRING, AND AVON
PARK
326 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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.
TBW
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