Friday, June 18, 2010
Another Heat Wave Coming
Beginning this weekend another round of excessive heat is in store for our area. The National Weather Service is reporting this trend will continue through next week.
Here is the statement issued Friday morning.
..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.
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