Nelson County, Virginia
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
604 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2010
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-
NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-
PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-
KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY-
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WASHINGTON…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…
WESTMINSTER…GAITHERSBURG…COLUMBIA…BALTIMORE…ANNAPOLIS…
WALDORF…ST MARYS CITY…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…LEESBURG…CULPEPER…MANASSAS…
MANASSAS PARK…FAIRFAX…ALEXANDRIA…FALLS CHURCH…
FREDERICKSBURG…WARRENTON…MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN
604 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2010
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY…
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC THROUGH
WEDNESDAY…PROVIDING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 100 DEGREES.
THIS COMBINED WITH AN INCREASINGLY HUMID AIR MASS WILL ALLOW HEAT
INDEX VALUES TO REACH UP TO 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ONLY DROP TO AROUND 80 DEGREES IN
DOWNTOWN WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE…AND INTO THE 70S ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF MARYLAND…THE EXTREME EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA
PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN THE HEAT ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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 AND
NEIGHBORS.
