Nelson County, Virginia
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
232 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010
MDZ003-004-VAZ025>031-036>040-042-050-051-501-502-WVZ051>053-
240100-
/O.CON.KLWX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100724T0100Z/
WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-
FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-
RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-
SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HAGERSTOWN…FREDERICK…STAUNTON…
WAYNESBORO…HARRISONBURG…WINCHESTER…FRONT ROYAL…
CHARLOTTESVILLE…WASHINGTON…LEESBURG…CULPEPER…WARRENTON…
MARTINSBURG…CHARLES TOWN
232 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
INCREASINGLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THE WEEKEND. A HEAT
ADVISORY LIKELY WILL NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS ON SATURDAY.
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 ELDERLY RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNACCOMPANIED IN A
PARKED VEHICLE – EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED.
