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.