Heat Advisory From The National Weather Service

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

340 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY.
A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL BECOME SETTLED IN ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS WILL BE IN
THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN HIGH DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS OF
AFTERNOON RESULTING IN HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 105 DEGREES. WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LIGHTER ON THURSDAY ADDING TO THE
DISCOMFORT AND LIMITING THE COOLING ABILITY OF THOSE INVOLVED IN
VIGOROUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND THIS ADVISORY MAY BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES WHILE OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT FALL BELOW THE UPPER 70S.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN VIGOROUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO TAKE
FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND
LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING. BE SURE TO CHECK ON PERSONS WITH HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY...AS THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR
PETS IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME...AS
TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS.