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Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC

June 29, 201231 counties in North Carolina

NWS Raleigh, NC issued this excessive heat warning at Jun 29, 2012, 4:22 AM EDT for 31 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jun 30, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2012, 4:22 AM EDT (08:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 30, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Jul 1, 2012, 4:59 PM EDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Raleigh, NC
All 31 counties

Alamance County, NC, Anson County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hoke County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lee County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Richmond County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Scotland County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 30, 11:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Haw River, NCTREE DOWN AT BASON RD. AND CHRIS ST.
Jun 30, 11:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nne Haw River, NCTREE DOWN AT 2156 BOSWELL RD.
Jun 30, 11:19 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ese Mebane, NCTREE DOWN AT VICKERS ST. AND S. 8TH ST.
Jun 30, 11:25 PM EDTHAIL 0.751 N Graham, NCHAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES. WIND NO MORE THAN 15-20 KTS.
Jun 30, 11:26 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Efland, NCTREE BLOCKING ROAD AT BUCKHORN RD...JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
Jun 30, 11:31 PM EDTHAIL 0.751 E Graham, NCHAIL UP THE SIZE OF DIMES BEGAN AT 1131 PM AND WAS ONGOING AT 1134 PM. LITTLE WIND.
Jun 30, 11:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Hillsborough, NCTREE BLOCKING ROAD AT MILLER RD. AND US-70.
Jul 1, 1:58 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Concord, NC4 TREES DOWN ALONG EDWIN ROBERTSON ROAD... TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR
Jul 1, 2:01 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ne Concord, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 2:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nnw Roxboro, NCTREE FELL ON HOUSE... TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR
Jul 1, 2:09 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Roxboro, NCGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 2:12 PM EDTHAIL 1.752 S Roxboro, NCHAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE
Jul 1, 2:25 PM EDTHAIL 12 N Surl, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 2:45 PM EDTHAIL 15 Nw Falls Lake, NC
Jul 1, 2:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Wake Forest, NCTREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 98... TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR
Jul 1, 2:55 PM EDTHAIL 1.754 W Falls Lake, NCGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED FROM 255 TO 300 PM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SEASONS DRIVE AND SIX FORKS ROAD.
Jul 1, 2:57 PM EDTHAIL 1.52 Sw Falls Lake, NCPING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 2:57 PM EDTHAIL 1.755 Nw Falls Lake, NCGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT FALLS LAKE
Jul 1, 3:00 PM EDTHAIL 12 Sw Falls Lake, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:01 PM EDTHAIL 13 Sw Falls Lake, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:02 PM EDTHAIL 14 Wsw Falls Lake, NCHAIL COVERING INTERSTATE 540... UP TO QUARTER SIZE
Jul 1, 3:05 PM EDTHAIL 11 S Falls Lake, NCTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
Jul 1, 3:06 PM EDTHAIL 1.754 N New Hope, NCTRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE ROAD.
Jul 1, 3:08 PM EDTHAIL 15 Nw Rockfish, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ON US 401
Jul 1, 3:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Rolesville, NCTREE UPROOTED AND BLOWN OVER ONTO A FENCE ON PULLEY TOWN RD. TREE WAS HEALTHY AND APPROX 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER.
Jul 1, 3:14 PM EDTHAIL 16 N Centerville, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:19 PM EDTHAIL 2.756 N Bailey, NCBASEBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON WEST NC 97 NEAR FRAZIER RD.
Jul 1, 3:23 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 Nnw New Hope, NCTREE DOWN ON A CAR... TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR
Jul 1, 3:23 PM EDTHAIL 1.754 N Fayetteville, NCGOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT MCARTHUR RD AND ROSEHILL RD IN FAYETTEVILLE.
Jul 1, 3:25 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ne Bonnie Doone, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE SMITH LAKE CAMPGROUND. LASTED APPROX 10 MIN.
Jul 1, 3:26 PM EDTHAIL 1.751 Se Bonnie Doone, NCPUBLIC REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL BETWEEN FAYETTEVILLE AND FORT BRAGG
Jul 1, 3:29 PM EDTHAIL 11 Wsw Silver City, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wsw New Hope, NCTREE IN SOUTHBOUND LANE OF INTERSTATE 95 NEAR MILE MARKER 123.
Jul 1, 3:30 PM EDTHAIL 12 Sw Laurinburg, NC
Jul 1, 3:30 PM EDTHAIL 1.751 S Bonnie Doone, NCGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:31 PM EDTHAIL 11 Sw Clayton, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL AT LENNOX DR AND GROVEWOOD DR
Jul 1, 3:31 PM EDTHAIL 16 Nw Clayton, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:31 PM EDTHAIL 1Raeford, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:33 PM EDTHAIL 1.251 S Fayetteville, NCHALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL COVERED THE ROAD AT FORT BRAGG RD AND OAKRIDGE AVE
Jul 1, 3:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Sw New Hope, NCA TREE FELL ACROSS ONE LANE OF I-95 SOUTHBOUND NEAR EXIT 123
Jul 1, 3:35 PM EDTHAIL 1.75Fayetteville, NCSEVERAL PUBLIC REPORTS OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN FAYETTEVILLE
Jul 1, 3:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Elm City, NCREPORTS OF TREES ON TWO HOUSES AND POWERLINES...AS WELL AS OTHER DOWNED TREES AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE NEAR THE 6800 BLOCK OF EAST LANGLEY RD
Jul 1, 3:37 PM EDTHAIL 1Eastover, NCPUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN EASTOVER
Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDTHAIL 12 S Clayton, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDTHAIL 2.52 Se Fayetteville, NCSPOTTER REPORTED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AT MASON ST AND ARCH ST. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jul 1, 3:43 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ene Kenly, NCHEALTHY TREE APPROX 40 FT TALL UPROOTED AND BLOWN OVER NEAR HWY 581 AND NEWSOME MILL RD. NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED.
Jul 1, 3:43 PM EDTHAIL 1.755 S Flowers, NCGOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN WILSON MILLS.
Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wnw Wilson, NCTREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDTHAIL 1.754 Wsw Rockfish, NCGOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ON HENDRIX ROAD SOUTHEAST OF RAEFORD.
Jul 1, 3:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG6 Se Wade, NCTREE DOWN
Jul 1, 3:47 PM EDTHAIL 13 Ese Fayetteville, NCQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:50 PM EDTHAIL 1.753 W Vander, NCGOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:55 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ene Bunn, NCTREES AND BRANCHES DOWN... PEA SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:57 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Ne Hope Mills, NC*** 1 INJ *** TREE FELL ON A VEHICLE WITH PERSON INSIDE
Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Fremont, NCTREES DOWN NEAR FREMONT.
Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wnw Fremont, NCTREES DOWN ON RED HILL ROAD.
Jul 1, 4:00 PM EDTHAIL 1.754 Wsw Rockfish, NCGOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ON HENDRIX ROAD SOUTHEAST OF RAEFORD.
Jul 1, 4:13 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw Kingsboro, NCTREE BLOCKING FAITH BAPTIST CHRCH RD NEAR HWY 43.
Jul 1, 4:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 S Mount Olive, NCTREES DOWN ON SOUTH CHURCH STREET.
Jul 1, 4:14 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nnw Pinetops, NCTREE DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD ALONG RT 43 NEAR SOUTHWEST EDGECOMBE HIGH SCHOOL IN PINETOPS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 93 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2012-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2012-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
464 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

671 
WWUS72 KRAH 290822
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
422 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089-292100-
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/O.NEW.KRAH.EH.W.0001.120630T1000Z-120702T0300Z/
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PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...
WILSON...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
422 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM
EDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS UPGRADED THE EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH TO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
6 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL PLAIN
  OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA...
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...105 TO 110 DEGREES TODAY...INCREASING TO 110
  TO 115 DEGREES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES
  ARE EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TRIANGLE.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT
  STROKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU PLAN TO WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. 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
911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

NCZ073-074-083-292100-
/O.UPG.KRAH.EH.A.0001.120630T1000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KRAH.EH.W.0001.120630T1000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KRAH.HT.Y.0001.120629T1100Z-120630T1000Z/
STANLY-MONTGOMERY-ANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBEMARLE...TROY...WADESBORO
422 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HEAT 
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
11 PM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE
  ALBEMARLE...WADESBORO...AND TROY AREAS.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...105 TO 110 DEGREES TODAY...INCREASING TO
  NEAR 110 DEGREES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT
  STROKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU PLAN TO WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. 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
911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

NCZ021>023-038-039-292100-
/O.EXA.KRAH.HT.Y.0001.120629T1100Z-120630T1000Z/
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
422 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE TRIAD AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES TODAY AND SATURDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...105 TO 107 DEGREES TODAY AND SATURDAY.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW
  TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...ENHANCING THE
  THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

* IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR
  HEAT STROKE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. 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 SUNSHINE...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.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

BADGETT/VINCENT
9 follow-up statements
290 
WWUS72 KRAH 291523
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1123 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-300000-
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PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-
LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...
WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...
RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
1123 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
11 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 112.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU PLAN TO WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. 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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

NCZ021>023-038-039-300000-
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T1000Z/
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
1123 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...

* LOCATION...THE TRIAD AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 107.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES 
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
  SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. 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 SUNSHINE...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.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
474 
WWUS72 KRAH 291859
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ021>023-038-039-301000-
/O.EXA.KRAH.EH.W.0001.120630T1000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T1000Z/
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM
EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATION...THE TRIAD AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES 
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
  SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE WILL BE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...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. 

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-301000-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.120630T1000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T1000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-
LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...
WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...
RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
259 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
11 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...102 TO 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 114.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
196 
WWUS72 KRAH 300148
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
948 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-301000-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.120630T1000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T1000Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
948 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO
11 PM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...107 TO 114.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
066 
WWUS72 KRAH 301032
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
632 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-302245-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
632 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 111.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT
  STROKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
361 
WWUS72 KRAH 301515 AAA
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1115 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
UNITED STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-010300-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
1115 AM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...100 TO 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 111.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
967 
WWUS72 KRAH 301919
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES THROUGH SUNDAY THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT WESTWARD. THIS WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL CAUSE DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-011000-
/O.NEW.KRAH.EH.A.0002.120702T1500Z-120703T0100Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-
LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...
WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...
RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL NC THROUGH
11 PM EDT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ALSO ISSUED
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...101 TO 105 DEGREES SUNDAY AND 98 TO 102 SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 112 SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT


&&

$$

NCZ021>023-038-039-011000-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
319 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. THIS INCLUDES
  WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...102 TO 104 DEGREES SUNDAY...AND 98 TO 101
  MONDAY. 

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 106.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
740 
WWUS72 KRAH 301954 AAA
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
354 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES THROUGH SUNDAY THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT WESTWARD. THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CAUSE DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-011000-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.A.0002.120702T1500Z-120703T0100Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-
LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...
WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...
LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...
RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
354 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...101 TO 105 DEGREES SUNDAY AND 98 TO 102 MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 112.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

NCZ021>023-038-039-011000-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
354 PM EDT SAT JUN 30 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. THIS INCLUDES 
  WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...102 TO 104 DEGREES SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 105.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
193 
WWUS72 KRAH 010943
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
543 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES THROUGH SUNDAY THEN GRADUALLY DRIFT WESTWARD. THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CAUSE DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>077-012145-
/O.CAN.KRAH.EH.A.0002.120702T1500Z-120703T0100Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-
LEE-HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...
WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON
543 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH. 


* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...101 TO 105 DEGREES SUNDAY AND 98 TO 102 
  MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL OCCUR. HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH
HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE...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.

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 911.

&&

$$

NCZ078-083>086-088-089-012145-
/O.EXT.KRAH.EH.A.0002.120702T1600Z-120703T0100Z/
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...
LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
543 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND COASTAL 
  PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA... 
  FAYETTEVILLE...GOLDSBORO...AND ROCKY MOUNT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...101 TO 105 DEGREES SUNDAY AND 98 TO 102 
  MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 112.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$

NCZ021>023-038-039-012145-
/O.CON.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
543 AM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT. THIS INCLUDES 
  WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO AND HIGH POINT. 

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...102 TO 104 DEGREES SUNDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 106.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&

$$
836 
WWUS72 KRAH 012059
NPWRAH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...ANOTHER HOT DAY ON MONDAY...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES
WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT WEST ON MONDAY. ANOTHER HOT DAY IS IN STORE
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM
THE UPPER 90S IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT TO AS HIGH AS 108 IN THE FAR
SOUTH.

NCZ078-083>086-088-089-021000-
/O.CAN.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KRAH.EH.A.0002.120702T1600Z-120703T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0002.120702T1600Z-120703T0100Z/
WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...ROCKINGHAM...
LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY. THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS HAS COOLED TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S AND LOWER 90S.


* LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT...SANDHILLS...AND SOUTHERN
  COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES FAYETTEVILLE...
  GOLDSBORO...AND LAURINBURG.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...AROUND 100 DEGREES MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&


$$

NCZ008>011-025>028-040>043-073>077-021000-
/O.CAN.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KRAH.HT.Y.0002.120702T1600Z-120703T0100Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-
CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
ROANOKE RAPIDS...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...
PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM EDT MONDAY. THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED SINCE SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE COOLED TEMPERATURES INTO THE
80S AND LOWER 90S.

* LOCATION...MOST OF THE PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN OF
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIANGLE AREA...ALBEMARLE AND
  ROCKY MOUNT.

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...97 TO 100 DEGREES MONDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 107.

* TIMING...THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HIGHEST HEAT INDICES ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM EACH DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL 
  BE SLOW TO COOL DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... 
  ENHANCING THE THREAT FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 

* IMPACTS...CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE 
  AFFECT ON THE HUMAN BODY. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION 
  CAN TRIGGER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR 
  HEAT STROKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST. THE
COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.

RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ARE URGED TO REVIEW HEAT
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OS/HEAT

&&


$$

NCZ007-021>024-038-039-012200-
/O.CAN.KRAH.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120702T0300Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-ORANGE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
459 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELLED THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION
HAVE COOLED TEMPERATURES INTO THE 80S AND LOWER 90S. 



$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jun 29, 2:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
258 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE DEEP SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED
HEAT WAVE OVER THE CAROLINAS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TODAY AND TONIGHT/...
AS OF 245 AM FRIDAY...

FORECAST REASONING THIS MORNING HAS CHANGED RELATIVELY LITTLE IN
COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS FORECASTS...THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME
DIFFERENCES. BASED ON UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONAL DATA AND THE LATEST 00Z
MODEL GUIDANCE...HAVE DECIDED TO EXPAND THE CURRENT HEAT ADVISORY TO
INCLUDE ALL OF CENTRAL NC...WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 100S (101-105F)
AND HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105-110F IN MOST LOCATIONS...ON THE LOWER
END OF THAT RANGE IN THE WESTERN PIEDMONT AND THE HIGHER END OF THAT
RANGE IN VICINITY OF THE HWY 1 CORRIDOR. A MORE DETAILED DISCUSSION
WILL BE FORTHCOMING. -VINCENT

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 200 AM FRIDAY...

...WE WILL HAVE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE MORE ELEVATED NW PIEDMONT WITH HEAT INDICES
OF 110-115 EXPECTED...

...HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE LIKELY NEEDED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR THE
NW PIEDMONT WHERE HEAT INDICES WILL REACH 105...

...POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NORTH
SATURDAY...AND MOST AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE A PROLONGED POSSIBLY RECORD
SETTING HEAT WAVE. THEY WILL BE THE 2ND AND 3RD DAYS OF 100+ DEGREE
HEAT. FORECAST HIGHS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY RANGE BETWEEN 102 AND
105 EXCEPT 100-103 IN THE NW PIEDMONT. THESE TEMPERATURES WOULD NOT
ONLY BREAK DAILY RECORDS...THEY WOULD TIE OR BREAK MONTHLY AND
POSSIBLY ALL TIME RECORDS IN SOME AREAS. THE 105 DEGREE ALL TIME
RECORDS AT RALEIGH AND GREENSBORO APPEAR TO BE MOST AT RISK.

THE FORECAST DEW POINTS CONTINUE TO BE PROBLEMATIC WITH MOST
GUIDANCE CONTINUING TO INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR LESS ELEVATED
MOISTURE BETWEEN H75 AND H85...WITH BETTER MIXING TO THE SURFACE
POTENTIAL (MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE PIEDMONT TROUGH). THE
POSITION OF THE PIEDMONT TROUGH WILL BE CRITICAL TO WHERE THE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES OCCUR...AS OPPOSED TO THE VERY
DANGEROUS ONES. FOR NOW...WE WILL SHOW THE DEW POINTS MIXING OUT TO
AROUND 60 IN WINSTON-SALEM...LOWER 60S GREENSBORO... MID 60S
BURLINGTON AND CHAPEL HILL...AND UPPER 60S TO THE EASTERN PIEDMONT
AROUND RALEIGH AND HENDERSON. DEW POINTS SHOULD STAY AT 70+ OVER THE
COASTAL PLAIN. THESE DEW POINTS COMBINED WITH THE EXPECTED
TEMPERATURES COMBINE TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF NEAR 105 IN THE
NW... 108-110 AROUND RALEIGH AND SANFORD... AND 111-115 IN THE
COASTAL PLAIN EACH DAY.

THIS PIEDMONT TROUGH IS ALSO FORECAST TO OSCILLATE EASTWARD INTO THE
EASTERN PIEDMONT DURING THE DAY...AND THEN BACK WESTWARD AT NIGHT
INTO THE FOOTHILLS. DEW POINTS SHOULD RECOVER QUICKLY WITH
NIGHTFALL...WITH 70S NEARLY EVERYWHERE. THERE ARE EVEN SOME LOWER
80S DEW POINTS FORECAST FOR THE GOLDSBORO AREA BY SOME GUIDANCE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS. THIS MOISTURE SHOULD AID IN KEEPING
TEMPS UP AT NIGHT... ESPECIALLY IN THE SLOW TO COOL URBAN CENTERS
(WHERE LOWS WILL LIKELY REMAIN 80 OR ABOVE). WE WILL FORECAST 75-80
AT THE LOWEST FOR SAT AND SUN.

JUST AS A REMINDER...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED
WHEN THE DAILY HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 110 FOR TWO
CONSECUTIVE HOURS...AND/OR OVERNIGHT LOWS STRUGGLE TO FALL BELOW 80.
HEAT ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN DAILY HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO
REACH 105 FOR AT LEAST THREE CONSECUTIVE HOURS.

IF THIS HEAT WAS NOT ENOUGH...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE A STRONG ELEVATED MIXED LAYER AND CAPPING.
HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR MCS ACTIVITY FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY ESE ACROSS WVA/MD/VA. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY AFFECT SOME OF
OUR FAR N-NE ZONES WITH DAMAGING WIND THE MAIN THREAT.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 235 AM FRIDAY...

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE
EXTENDED OUT INTO MONDAY AND/OR TUESDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO TREND
TOWARD RETROGRADING THE UPPER RIDGE WESTWARD BACK OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS BY LATE WEEK. IF THIS OCCURS... EXPECT THE TEMPS TO BACK OFF
TO BELOW 100 BY WEDNESDAY... WITH INCREASING CHANCES OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDICES OF 105-110 STILL APPEAR LIKELY MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM FRIDAY...

24-HR TAF PERIOD:
VFR CONDITIONS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. CALM OR LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST/NW AT 7-10 KT
BY 15Z. WINDS WILL BECOMING LIGHT/VARIABLE AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING. ISOLD SHOWERS/STORMS CANNOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT
TONIGHT...PRIMARILY IF UPSTREAM ACTIVITY WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS
CROSSES THE MOUNTAINS INTO CENTRAL NC.

LOOKING AHEAD:
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL SETTLE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
GENERALLY PREDOMINATE...HOWEVER...PROBABILITIES FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR TO BE INCREASING FOR
SAT/SUN/MON/TUE/WED...PRIMARILY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. -VINCENT

&&

.CLIMATE...
UPCOMING HIGH TEMPERATURES RECORDS AND YEAR THE RECORD WAS LAST SET:

JUNE 29 (FRIDAY)--
RDU: 101 (1945)
GSO: 99 (1959)
FAY: 105 (1931)

JUNE 30 (SATURDAY)--
RDU: 102 (1959)
GSO: 101 (1959)
FAY: 101 (1959)

JULY 1 (SUNDAY)--
RDU: 99 (2005)
GSO: 98 (1954)
FAY: 104 (1959)

JULY 2 (MONDAY)--
RDU: 101 (1954)
GSO: 98 (1954)
FAY: 106 (1931)

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM EDT SATURDAY FOR
NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-075>078-084>086-088-089.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089.

&&

SYNOPSIS...VINCENT
NEAR TERM...VINCENT
SHORT TERM...BADGETT
LONG TERM...BADGETT
AVIATION...VINCENT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:56 AM EDT, 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
356 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

NCZ021>023-038-039-300800-
FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
356 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES
OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH HEAT INDICES AS HIGH AS 105 DEGREES. HEAT
ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY
THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS.

NCZ007>011-024>028-040>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-300800-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-
EDGECOMBE-CHATHAM-WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-
HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
356 AM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAT ADVISORY.
   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

IN ADDITION TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE...WITH A PRIMARY
THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS.

VINCENT

Nearby

Excessive Heat Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every excessive heat warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.