Hot and Humid Temperaturres to continue through the weekend

From the National Weather Service

.A STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE MIDDLE TENNESSEE FRIDAY AND LAST THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND DEW POINTS IN THE 70S WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. ..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OUTSIDE MAY CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 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.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.