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CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-302315- /O.CON.KCHS.EH.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100731T0100Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS- INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY- INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- TIDAL BERKELEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER... STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE... FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI... HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER... RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON... JASPER...DANIEL ISLAND...NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON 1107 AM EDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 96 TO 102 DEGREE RANGE AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST COMBINED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 TO 115 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD SURGE UP TO 120 DEGREES IN SOME LOCALES NEAR THE COAST BY LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SEA BREEZE MOVES INLAND. THIS INCLUDES DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...BEAFORT...SAVANNAH...HALFMOON LANDING AND DARIEN. THIS LEVEL OF HEAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN. THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE ESPECIALLY HIGH DUE TO THE LONG DURATION OF THIS ONGOING HEAT WAVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID VENTURING OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON IF POSSIBLE. EVEN SHORT TERM EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT WILL BE DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST WORK OUTSIDE...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF DECAFFEINATED...NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...A HAT AND SUNSCREEN TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUNSHINE. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE...CHECK UP ON THE ELDERLY AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION IF POSSIBLE. && $$ RJB Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage |