AÂ Heat Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Friday:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1044 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010…DANGEROUS HEAT FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
.HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 90 AND 95 DEGREES. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH HIGH DEWPOINTS WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES NEAR 100 DEGREES.
[…] …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ FRIDAY…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE…AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO PUSH HEAT INDEX READINGS TO NEAR 100 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL POSE A RISK FOR HEAT STRESS FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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.
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