Issued by The National Weather Service
Tallahassee, FL
Tue, Jun 23, 10:58 am CDT
… HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING…
* TEMPERATURE… GENERALLY BETWEEN 95 TO 99 DEGREES.
* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX… GENERALLY BETWEEN 107 AND 112 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS… HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD CREATE HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES CREATES HEAT INDICES OF 109 UP TO 112 DEGREES. HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES CAN CREATE DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY BECOME CRITICALLY EXHAUSTED IF OUTDOORS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS… STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONING IF POSSIBLE… REMAIN OUT OF THE SUN… AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAY BE SENSITIVE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY… CALL 911