Heat Advisory Today/Heat Index To Reach 105 Or Better

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
FOR THE AREA GENERALLY WEST AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH TO
GRIFFIN TO ATHENS.

AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER
90S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE
WILL COUPLE WITH THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX
VALUES OF 105 OR BETTER THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 70S...WHICH IS
NOT COOL ENOUGH TO PROVIDE CRITICAL NIGHTTIME RELIEF FROM THE
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX READINGS OF AT LEAST 105 DEGREES AND VERY
WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE.

REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART
CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. FRIENDS...
RELATIVES... AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT
RISK.