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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
351 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015

ROBESON-BLADEN-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
351 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A HEAT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
330 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015

ROBESON-BLADEN-MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-DILLON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...
BENNETTSVILLE...DARLINGTON...DILLON
330 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2015

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 109 DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES 95 TO
  100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES FOR THOSE
  NOT TAKING THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN SPENDING
  AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME OUTDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS DURING OUTDOOR WORK
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS
SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS.

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