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WWUS71 KAKQ 170620
NPWAKQ
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
220 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
NCZ012>017-030>032-171500-
/O.NEW.KAKQ.HT.Y.0010.260717T1500Z-260718T0000Z/
NORTHAMPTON-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-WESTERN CURRITUCK-
BERTIE-CHOWAN-PERQUIMANS-
220 AM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105 TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BERTIE, CAMDEN, CHOWAN, GATES, HERTFORD, NORTHAMPTON,
PASQUOTANK, PERQUIMANS, AND WESTERN CURRITUCK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 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.
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