Urgent!!! Hottest Temps Of The Year.

The NWS in Huntsville has issued a HEAT ADVISORY effective from noon today until 7pm on Thursday. Temps in the mid to upper 90s and Heat index readings from 100 to 108 degrees, This will likely be upgraded an Excessive Heat Watch or Warning by the weekend with Temps already forecast to be higher. Friday's forecast high in Huntsville is 98, Saturday is 100, and Sunday is 99 respectively. Take all the necessary precautions for the rest of the week and into the weekend. Here is the latest from NWS Huntsville.


...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

BOTH THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES
IN THE MID 90S AND HUMIDITY OF 50 PERCENT OR GREATER WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE
TO DROP BELOW 75 DEGREES EACH NIGHT.

EVEN HOTTER TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE
HOTTER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A MOIST AIR MASS ARE LIKELY TO
CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO RISE TO NEAR 110 DEGREES. IF THE FORECASTED
CONDITIONS ARE CORRECT...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MAY BE NEEDED
FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME
CASES...HEAT STROKE MAY RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. CHECK FREQUENTLY ON THOSE WHO MAY BE AT RISK...SUCH AS
CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS.

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.