...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TODAY INTO SUNDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND BRINGING
SOME OF THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SEASON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID TO UPPER 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO RESULT IN HEAT
INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES TO AROUND 110 DEGREES DURING THE
AFTERNOONS.

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND
110 DEGREES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 90S, AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM. THEN,
AGAIN FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY MAY
LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT.

* HAZARDS...HIGH HEAT INDICES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE
WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR
GREATER. THIS COMBINATION WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAT
ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS...
AND PROVIDE SHADE AND FRESH WATER FOR OUTDOOR ANIMALS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.  WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.   HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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.

&&

...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY TODAY INTO SUNDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND BRINGING
SOME OF THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SEASON. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID TO UPPER 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO RESULT IN HEAT
INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES TO AROUND 110 DEGREES DURING THE
AFTERNOONS.

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND
110 DEGREES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 90S, AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM. THEN,
AGAIN FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR ANY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY MAY
LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL
ATTENTION.

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE PIEDMONT.

* HAZARDS...HIGH HEAT INDICES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE
WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR
GREATER. THIS COMBINATION WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAT
ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS...
AND PROVIDE SHADE AND FRESH WATER FOR OUTDOOR ANIMALS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.  WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.   HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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.

&&