MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...
ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...
TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...
WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...
HAMPTON
341 PM EDT THU JUN 24 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND
MODERATELY HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS HEAT
INDEX VALUES TO AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS THIS
AFTERNOON...BE CERTAIN TO PREPARE FOR THE HEAT.

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 IN THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

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