From the National Weather Service:
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING …
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY …WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX …NEAR 108 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS …THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES …SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS …
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN108 AND 112 DEGREES 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 CHECKUP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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