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WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 435 AM EDT THU JUL 15 2001 .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL CREATE YET ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY THURSDAY...WITH NEAR RECORD BREAKING HIGH TEMPERATURES. MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-DDHHMM- ACCOMACK-AMELIA-BERTIE-BRUNSWICK-CAMDEN-CAROLINE-CHARLES CITY- CHESAPEAKE-CHESTERFIELD INCLUDING COLONIAL HEIGHTS-CHOWAN-CUMBERLAND- DINWIDDIE-DORCHESTER-ESSEX-FLUVANNA-GATES-GLOUCESTER-GOOCHLAND- GREENSVILLE INCLUDING EMPORIA-HANOVER-HENRICO INCLUDING RICHMOND- HERTFORD-ISLE OF WIGHT-JAMES CITY INCLUDING WILLIAMSBURG- KING AND QUEEN-KING WILLIAM-LANCASTER-LOUISA-LUNENBURG- MAINLAND CURRITUCK-MARYLAND BEACHES INCLUDING OCEAN CITY-MATHEWS- MECKLENBURG-MIDDLESEX-NEW KENT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-NORTHAMPTON-NORTHAMPTON NC-NORTHUMBERLAND- NOTTOWAY-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK-PASQUOTANK INCLUDING ELIZABETH CITY- PERQUIMANS-POWHATAN-PRINCE EDWARD- PRINCE GEORGE INCLUDING PETERSBURG & HOPEWELL-RICHMOND-SOMERSET- SOUTHAMPTON INCLUDING FRANKLIN-SUFFOLK-SURRY-SUSSEX-VIRGINIA BEACH- WESTMORELAND-WICOMICO-WORCESTER-YORK INCLUDING POQUOSON CITY- ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING TODAY... HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL APPROACH 115 DEGREES TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS TODAY. STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TODAY. KEEP A CLOSE CHECK ON THE VERY YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY. ALSO MAKE SURE YOU DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION. $$ CES |
WWUS71 KAKQ WBCNPWAKQ As needed, with updates at least every 6 hours. Additional Info: Updates to the Excessive Heat Warning are issued under the same product. It is headlined in the Public Zone Forecasts. Criteria for issuance is a heat index above 115 degrees for any length of time, or a heat index over 105 degrees for more than 3 hours per day over 2 consecutive days. |