Special Weathewr Statement

Hot Weekend Ahead....Caution Advised....

515 AM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010

...A COMBINATION OF HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES
IS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE MID STATE...

THE WEATHER PATTERN IS SHAPING UP FOR A STRING OF HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
AND EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY...BEGINNING SATURDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
LATE NEXT WEEK.

A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE...
WILL EXPAND EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO COVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE
BEGINNING SATURDAY. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK.

WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH EXCESSIVE
HUMIDITY...WILL PUSH DAYTIME HEAT INDICES TO JUST OVER 100 DEGREES IN
SOME PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT HEAT INDICES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL
RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S JUST WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...TO
AROUND 102 DEGREES NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER IN THE WEST.

FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...HEAT INDICES
ONCE AGAIN WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S JUST WEST OF THE PLATEAU...BUT
INCREASE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER.

FOR THE PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HEAT INDICES FROM LATE MORNING
EACH DAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON EACH DAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S
JUST WEST OF THE PLATEAU...TO 100 TO 105 DEGREES NEAR THE TENNESSEE
RIVER.

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO HELP COPE WITH THIS UPCOMING HEAT
WAVE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU MUST SPEND MUCH OF YOUR TIME OUTDOORS.

DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS.

WEAR A HAT...AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING TO
HELP REFLECT THE SUNLIGHT.

TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN THE SHADE..AND TRY TO AVOID SUNBURN.

PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IN CASE
ANY HEAT ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED.

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