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WWUS72 KCHS 192335
NPWCHS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
735 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
GAZ217>219-239>241-SCZ045-148>152-200900-
/O.EXP.KCHS.HT.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-260820T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0027.260820T1500Z-260821T0000Z/
COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND BERKELEY-BEAUFORT-COASTAL
COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GOOSE CREEK, LEVY, TOWNSEND, SAVANNAH, DANIEL
ISLAND, WILMINGTON ISLAND, POOLER, GARDEN CITY, FORT MCALLISTER,
BEAUFORT, MONCKS CORNER, OAK LEVEL, CHELSEA, HILTON HEAD ISLAND,
JASPER, TYBEE ISLAND, NORTH CHARLESTON, DARIEN, EDISTO BEACH,
CHARLESTON, AND MOUNT PLEASANT
735 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
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