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Heat Advisory 3, NWS Birmingham, AL
NWS Birmingham, AL issued this heat advisory at Jun 28, 2012, 3:52 AM CDT for 25 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Jun 28, 2012, 2:52 PM CDT. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2012, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2012, 2:52 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2012, 11:21 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Birmingham, AL
All 25 counties
Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742 WWUS74 KBMX 280852 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 352 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT WAVE STARTING TODAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA AND SPREADING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON FRIDAY... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SET UP OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA BEGINNING TODAY AND LAST INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR STRESSFUL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAT WAVE WILL EXPAND AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>021-025>029-035>038-040>050-282115- /O.NEW.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.120629T1700Z-120630T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA... TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 352 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-282115- /O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.120628T1700Z-120630T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 352 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 102 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE FOR FRIDAY TO AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
7 follow-up statements
588 WWUS74 KBMX 281952 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 252 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT WAVE HAS BEGUN ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AND MAY LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SET UP OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL LIKELY LAST INTO THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR STRESSFUL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAT WAVE WILL EXPAND AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL ALABAMA ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>020-025>027-035-040-290500- /O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.120628T1952Z-120630T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CHILTON- DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA... SYLACAUGA...CLANTON...SELMA 252 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 101 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-290500- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 252 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 102 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE FOR FRIDAY TO AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ021-028-029-036>038-041>050-290500- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.120629T1700Z-120630T0200Z/ CLEBURNE-CLAY-RANDOLPH-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEFLIN...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 252 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
686 WWUS74 KBMX 290050 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 750 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT WAVE CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AND MAY LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR STRESSFUL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE HEAT WAVE COULD LAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>020-025>027-035-040-291100- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-TALLADEGA-CHILTON- DALLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA... SYLACAUGA...CLANTON...SELMA 750 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 102 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-291100- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 750 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 102 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ021-028-029-036>038-041>050-291100- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.120629T1700Z-120630T0200Z/ CLEBURNE-CLAY-RANDOLPH-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES- ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEFLIN...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE... MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA... PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 750 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 101 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ 08/MNK
362 WWUS74 KBMX 290902 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 402 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT WAVE CONTINUES ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA AND WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR STRESSFUL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE HEAT WAVE WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>021-025>029-035>038-040>050-291715- /O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA... TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 402 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-291715- /O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 402 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 104 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
011 WWUS74 KBMX 291548 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1048 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE HEAT WAVE WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>021-025>029-035>038-040>050-300000- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA... TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 1048 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 99 TO 104 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AS HIGH AS 101 TO 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-300000- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 1048 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 102 TO 104 THIS AFTERNOON AND AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
200 WWUS74 KBMX 292359 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 659 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE HEAT WAVE WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>021-025>029-035>038-040>050-301000- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA... TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 659 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 99 TO 104 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-301000- /O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120701T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 659 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SATURDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 104 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
435 WWUS74 KBMX 301015 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 515 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE HEAT WAVE WILL LAST INTO THE WEEKEND AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ALZ017>021-025>029-035>038-040>050-302300- /O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120702T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA... TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 515 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 100 TO 107 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-302300- /O.EXT.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120702T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 515 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURES...ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA WILL CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
999 WWUS74 KBMX 301621 NPWBMX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 1121 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...HEAT WAVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN INTENSE HEAT WAVE WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES CLIMBING TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. ALZ017>021-025>029-035>038-040>050-010000- /O.UPG.KBMX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120702T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.EH.W.0001.120630T1621Z-120702T0200Z/ BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CHILTON-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-DALLAS- AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...ANNISTON...CENTRE... HEFLIN...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...PELL CITY...MOODY... TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD... ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE... SELMA...PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA... TALLASSEE...MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN... OPELIKA...PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA 1121 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...101 TO 106 DEGREES TODAY AND 101 TO 104 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 110 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ ALZ011>015-022>024-030>034-039-010000- /O.UPG.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120702T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBMX.EH.W.0001.120630T1621Z-120702T0200Z/ MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON- SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON... FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA... BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO... MOUNDVILLE...MARION...CENTREVILLE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN 1121 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...100 TO 106 DEGREES TODAY AND 101 TO 105 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 110 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jun 27, 11:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 11:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1155 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012
.UPDATE...
FOR AVIATION
&&
.DISCUSSION...
ONLY MINOR UPDATES TO THE FORECAST THIS EVENING BASED ON CURRENT
TRENDS...MAINLY A TAD LOWER ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN AREAS. WITH
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO NEAR CALM WINDS EXPECT A CONTINUED DECENT
COOL DOWN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH BIG DIURNAL SWINGS.
UPDATE ALREADY OUT.
08/MNK
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAF DISCUSSION
VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 24 HRS DUE TO
LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. A PERIOD OF MVFR
BR WILL BE POSSIBLE AT KTOI WHERE BETTER MOISTURE IS PRESENT.
VISIBILITY COULD ALSO BRIEFLY FALL TO MVFR AROUND SUNRISE AT KANB
AND KTCL. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN TAF.
MA
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100...DEW POINTS WILL
DROP INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. RH VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 30
PERCENT ALMOST EVERYDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT. THEREFORE THE THREAT FOR A RED FLAG WARNING IS LOW. WITH
THAT SAID...THE DRY CONDITIONS AND HOT TEMPERATURES WOULD GREATLY
INCREASE THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRES.
16
&&
.CLIMATE...
RISING TEMPERATURES BEGIN ON THURSDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES MAY BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S EACH
DAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. THE WARMEST DAYS APPEAR TO BE
FRIDAY...SATURDAY...AND SUNDAY. THIS HEATWAVE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
LAST INTO NEXT WEEK AS WELL...WITH VERY LITTLE RAINFALL EXPECTED.
JUNE 28
LOCATIONS RECORD TEMPERATURES YEAR(S)
---------------- ------------------- -----------
ANNISTON 104 1931
BIRMINGHAM 104 1931
MONTGOMERY 105 1954
TUSCALOOSA 105 1952
JUNE 29
LOCATIONS RECORD TEMPERATURES YEAR(S)
---------------- ------------------- -----------
ANNISTON 103 1931
BIRMINGHAM 106 1931
MONTGOMERY 101 1954
TUSCALOOSA 102 1954, 1969
JUNE 30
LOCATIONS RECORD TEMPERATURES YEAR(S)
---------------- ------------------- -----------
ANNISTON 101 1954
BIRMINGHAM 104 1931
MONTGOMERY 102 1954
TUSCALOOSA 103 1954
JULY 1
LOCATIONS RECORD TEMPERATURES YEAR(S)
---------------- ------------------- -----------
ANNISTON 102 1954
BIRMINGHAM 103 1954
MONTGOMERY 100 1898, 2007
TUSCALOOSA 103 1954
JULY 2
LOCATIONS RECORD TEMPERATURES YEAR(S)
---------------- ------------------- -----------
ANNISTON 102 1954
BIRMINGHAM 101 1954
MONTGOMERY 101 1969
TUSCALOOSA 102 1970
JULY 3
LOCATIONS RECORD TEMPERATURES YEAR(S)
---------------- ------------------- -----------
ANNISTON 100 1970
BIRMINGHAM 101 1970
MONTGOMERY 100 1877
TUSCALOOSA 103 1970
HERE IS A TABLE THAT SHOWS A CURRENT RUNNING TOTAL FOR CONSECUTIVE
DAYS AT OR ABOVE THE 90, 95, OR 100 DEGREE F MARK. ALL LOCATIONS
HAVE REACHED 90 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON SO THE 90 DEGREE STREAK
CONTINUES. AS OF 3 PM...TUSCALOOSA AND BIRMINGHAM HAVE BOTH REACHED
THE 95 DEGREE...WITH TUSCALOOSA STILL HAVING AN OUTSIDE SHOT AT 100
DEGREES. UPDATED AT 11:25 PM ON JUNE 27TH.
90 DEGREES F 95 DEGREES F 100 DEGREES F
------------- ------------- -------------
ANNISTON 7 (6/21-6/27) 4 (6/23-6/26) 0
BIRMINGHAM 7 (6/21-6/27) 6 (6/22-6/27) 0
TUSCALOOSA 15(6/13-6/27) 7 (6/21-6/27) 4 (6/23-6/26)
MONTGOMERY 7 (6/21-6/27) 2 (6/25-6/26) 0
THIS TABLE IS THE CURRENT RECORD STREAKS FOR THE SAME LOCATIONS.
90 DEGREES F 95 DEGREES F 100 DEGREES F
------------- ------------- -------------
ANNISTON 38 (6/28-8/4) 23 (8/3-8/25) 10 (8/7-8/16)
1960 2007 2007
BIRMINGHAM 50 (7/5-8/23) 24 (8/2-8/25) 10 (8/7-8/16)
2010 2007 2007
TUSCALOOSA 69 (7/4-9/10) 25 (7/31-8/24) 11 (8/7-8/17)
1954 2007 2007
MONTGOMERY 56 (7/4-8/28) 24 (8/2-8/25) 12 (8/6-8/17)
2010 2007 2007
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN 61 98 67 100 71 / 0 0 0 0 0
ANNISTON 63 97 69 101 72 / 0 0 0 0 0
BIRMINGHAM 68 100 72 101 75 / 0 0 0 0 0
TUSCALOOSA 65 101 71 102 73 / 0 0 0 0 0
CALERA 66 99 71 101 73 / 0 0 0 0 0
AUBURN 65 96 70 100 73 / 0 0 0 0 0
MONTGOMERY 66 99 70 101 73 / 0 0 0 0 0
TROY 62 97 67 100 70 / 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES: BIBB...FAYETTE...GREENE...HALE...JEFFERSON...LAMAR...
MARENGO...MARION...PERRY...PICKENS...SUMTER...TUSCALOOSA...
WALKER...WINSTON.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 7:39 PM CDT, 8 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 739 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ALZ011>015-017>050-290045- MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN- CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR- TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON- COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE- MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR- 739 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO NEAR 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER ON THURSDAY WITH READINGS APPROACHING 105 DEGREES BY SATURDAY ACROSS WEST ALABAMA. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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