MARGARETTSVILLE...AHOSKIE...
ELIZABETH CITY...EDENTON...LOUISA...FARMVILLE...GOOCHLAND...
ASHLAND...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...
TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL...EMPORIA...
WAKEFIELD...WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...
HAMPTON...CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
906 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100
DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE TEMPERATURES...IN TANDEM WITH
HIGH HUMIDITY...WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109
DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY
BE NEEDED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE HEAT WAVE CONTINUES.

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 IN THE SHADE IF POSSIBLE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

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