Alert archive / West Virginia / Heat Advisories in 2012

Heat Advisory 7, NWS Charleston, WV

July 4, 201224 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky

NWS Charleston, WV issued this heat advisory at Jul 4, 2012, 2:31 PM EDT for 24 counties in West Virginia; 9 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jul 5, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 4, 2012, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 5, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 5, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 37 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:31 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 193 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2092 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2092 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1160 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 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.

782 
WWUS71 KRLX 041831
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
231 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-050245-
/O.NEW.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.120705T1600Z-120705T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
231 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 102 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
761 
WWUS71 KRLX 042311
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
711 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-050715-
/O.EXP.KRLX.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.120705T1600Z-120705T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
711 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT
THURSDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 103 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S...AND
  DEWPOINTS AROUND 70.

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN
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 9 1 1.

&&

$$
610 
WWUS71 KRLX 050738
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
338 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-051545-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.120705T1600Z-120705T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
338 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
  UPPER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

TRM
440 
WWUS71 KRLX 051507
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1107 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-052300-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.120705T1600Z-120705T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
1107 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 
  TO UPPER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$
701 
WWUS71 KRLX 051913
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
313 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

OHZ067-075-060315-
/O.CAN.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.EH.W.0001.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
MORGAN-ATHENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS
313 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED
DUE TO EARLIER PRECIPITATION.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 105 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF 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
SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

KYZ102-103-105-OHZ076-085>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-060315-
/O.CAN.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.HT.Y.0008.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WASHINGTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...
LOUISA...MARIETTA...BELPRE...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...
KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...
NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
313 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE
HEAT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO EARLIER 
PRECIPITATION.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

OHZ066-083-084-060315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.EH.W.0001.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
PERRY-JACKSON-VINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN
313 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 105 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 
  80S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

KYZ101-060315-
/O.NEW.KRLX.HT.Y.0008.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
GREENUP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND
313 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$
241 
WWUS71 KRLX 052305
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
705 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

OHZ066-083-084-060715-
/O.EXP.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.EH.W.0001.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
PERRY-JACKSON-VINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN
705 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 105 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 
  80S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF
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 SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

KYZ101-060715-
/O.EXP.KRLX.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120705T2300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0008.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
GREENUP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND
705 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN
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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

OHZ067-075-060715-
/O.CON.KRLX.EH.W.0001.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
MORGAN-ATHENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS
705 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 105 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF 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 SUN...
AND CHECK IN 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 9 1 1.

&&

$$

KYZ102-103-105-OHZ076-085>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-060715-
/O.CON.KRLX.HT.Y.0008.120706T1600Z-120707T0000Z/
CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WASHINGTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...
LOUISA...MARIETTA...BELPRE...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...
KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...
NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
705 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 
  90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70.

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR 
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT 
  TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT 
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR 
  CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN 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 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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jul 4, 1:44 PM EDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 1:44 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
144 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...AS UPPER
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS JUST TO OUR WEST. STRONGER NORTHWEST FLOW
REDEVELOPS SUNDAY AND CONTINUES INTO THE NEW WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
10 AM UPDATE...SCATTERED CONVECTION WITH UPPER IMPULSE WILL DROP
ACROSS SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...SO
UPPER POPS THERE. OTHERWISE...DRYING ALOFT WILL DELAY AFTERNOON
CONVECTION AND PUSHED POPS THIS AFTERNOON BACK A COUPLE OF HOURS.
HOWEVER...ANY STORM THAT FORMS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR MAINLY SOME
WIND.

630 AM UPDATE...
ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE FAR S EARLY THIS MORNING PER ACTIVITY OVER E
KY AT TAIL END OF UPPER LEVEL S/W TROF AND THERE IS A BIT OF AN H85
THETA E MAX AND PW MAX THERE.  THERE IS ALSO A HINT OF SOMETHING
TRYING TO FORM MN/WI THAT MAY MANIFEST AS SOME SORT OF CONVECTIVE
COMPLEX THAT EVENTUALLY AFFECTS RLX CWA LATE TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING.  FCST OTHERWISE ON TRACK.

PREV DISCN...
AREA REMAINS ON SW EDGE OF NW FLOW ALOFT THIS PERIOD.  A S/W TROF
AXIS WITHIN THIS FLOW EXITS FIRST THING THIS MORNING.  AREA ALSO
REMAINS ON WARM AND HUMID SIDE OF BOUNDARY THAT SHIFTS E THROUGH
NERN STATES TODAY.  THIS SPELLS A CONTINUATION OF THE HOT HUMID
WEATHER TODAY AND WARM MUGGY WEATHER TONIGHT.  THIS ALSO SPELLS A
CONTINUATION OF CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT WITH LITTLE FOCUS OTHER THAN A
WEAKENING REMNANT BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...AND A HINT
OF A VORT MAX SLIPPING S THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.

OPTED TO KEEP THE CHANCE POPS THIS AFTERNOON THAT WANE THIS EVENING
TO SLIGHT CHANCE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.  TRIED TO DRY OUT THE NW PORTION
OF THE AREA ALTOGETHER LATER TONIGHT AS THE VORT MAX PASSES.

BLENDED IN ADJMET FOR DETAIL ON TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINTS AS THERE
IS LITTLE RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES FOR VALUES ON A GENERAL SCALE.  OF
COURSE CANNOT ACCOUNT FOR MAJOR LOCALIZED FLUCTUATIONS TRIGGERED BY
CONVECTION.  DID PREFER THE BIAS CORRECTED VERSION OF THE ADJMET FOR
HIGHS TODAY.  THIS STILL YIELDS A HIGHER FCST THAN PREVIOUS EVEN
WITH THE BIAS CORRECTED VERSION BEING LOWER THAN THE ADJMET STRAIGHT
UP.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
ESSENTIALLY A PERSISTENCE FORECAST IN THE SHORT TERM WITH MULTIPLE
WEAK DISTURBANCES FOR CWA ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH
PRESSURE CENTER. LATEST CHANGES MADE TO THIS UPDATE INCLUDE
DECREASING POPS AROUND 12Z THURS TO SLGHT CHC. NOT WILLING TO
COMPLETELY WIPE OUT THE POPS THURS MORNING...HOWEVER...AS SEVERAL
MODEL GUIDANCE PACKAGES ARE IN AGREEMENT ON WEAK VORT PUSHING
THROUGH NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGH THAT TIME. ENOUGH MOISTURE SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT ISLTD SHRA. AS WEAK VORT PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH
THROUGH MIDDAY THURS...POPS INCREASE TO THE CHC RANGE WITH TSRA IN
THE WX. SHYING AWAY FROM MET GUIDANCE FOR  THURS WHICH IS
CONSISTENTLY 3-5 DEGREES HOTTER THAN MOST OTHER MOS...DOING THIS AS
WE SHOULD SEE SCT TSRA AROUND AND CU FIELD DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN KEEP
OUR AREA FROM REACHING INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS.

FOR FRIDAY POPS KEYING IN ON STRONGEST VORT MAXES HOLDING CLOSE TO
THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WHICH PLACES HIGHER POPS OVER THE DIURNALLY
FAVORED APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND OVER SOUTHEAST OH AND KY. AGAIN
INCREASE POPS INTO THE CHC RANGE FOR FRI AFTERNOON AS DAYTIME
HEATING INCREASES INSTABILITY. WENT A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER THAN
THURS HIGHS AS THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE MOVES CLOSER TO CWA.

SATURDAY SPELLS THE BEGINNING OF THE END FOR THE HIGH THAT HAS KEPT
OUR AREA SO HOT OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO. AS THE LARGE SCALE TROUGH
BUILDS SOUTHWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES...CWA ENDS UP CLOSER
TO BAROCLINIC ZONE WHICH LEADING TO INCREASED POPS AND SKY COVER.
MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING AN PLACEMENT OF THIS
FEATURE. DEPENDING ON TIMING OF THE SAGGING LOW ON SAT...THIS COULD
BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SHORT TERM AS THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE IS
DIRECTLY OVER CWA. WILL STAY BELOW THE TRIPLE DIGIT MARK...AS
CONFIDENCE WANES TOWARDS THE END OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST.
REGARDLESS...ATTM SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE THE LAST VERY HOT DAY FOR THE
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM
SLIDES SOUTH THIS WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL FOLLOW THIS
SYSTEM. ONCE AGAIN...THE CWA IS IN NORTHWEST FLOW AS AN UPPER LOW IS
NORTHEAST AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS SOUTHWEST. HAVE FOLLOWED
HPC AND KEPT HOT TEMPS AND CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THROUGH
MUCH OF THIS PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
18Z WEDNESDAY THRU 18Z THURSDAY...
CONDITIONALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL AGAIN LEAD TO SCATTERED
MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TSTMS. HAVE SOME MVFR VALLEY FOG
TONIGHT...MAINLY TYGART VALLEY / KEKN / GENERALLY LESS THAN THIS
MORNING BUT THIS WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON COVERAGE AND
PLACEMENT OF EVENTUAL CONVECTION LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.
OTHERWISE VFR OUTSIDE CONVECTION AND FOG WITH A HOT AFTERNOON.

LIGHT SURFACE SW FLOW AND LIGHT TO MODERATE NW FLOW ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TAFS WILL NEED UPDATED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING IN RESPONSE TO WHERE CONVECTION INITIATES.  FOG TIMING...
EVOLUTION AND INTENSITY MAY VARY TONIGHT.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05
EDT 1HRLY       14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 18Z THURSDAY...
NO WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR WVZ005>011-
     013>020-024>032.
OH...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ066-067-075-
     076-083>087.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JMV
NEAR TERM...TRM/JMV
SHORT TERM...TAX
LONG TERM...JB
AVIATION...JMV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 3:59 AM EDT, 10 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
359 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-
050800-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
359 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE LOWLANDS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY FOR HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S COMBINING WITH HIGH DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE
HEAT INDICES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. SATURDAY MAY TURN OUT
THE BE THE HOTTEST...WITH HEAT INDICES POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 100
DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>040-046-047-050800-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
359 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND THE
MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

TRM/TAX

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 4, 12:58 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1258 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0424 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VINTON                  38.98N 82.34W
07/03/2012                   GALLIA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE VILLAGE OF
            VINTON.

&&

IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jul 4, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
103 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SPENCER                 38.80N 81.36W
07/03/2012                   ROANE              WV   911 CALL CENTER

            TRAILER BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION, MULTIPLE TREES
            DOWN, PEA SIZE HAIL

&&

IRIS SYSTEM
Local storm report, Jul 4, 1:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
107 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PINCH                   38.41N 81.48W
07/03/2012                   KANAWHA            WV   EMERGENCY MANAGER

            KANAWHA EOC REPRTED MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND
            MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AT THE CORNER OF ROBIN RD
            AND TATER CREEK IN PINCH.

&&

IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 8:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam33 min
Jul 3, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXPutnam15 min
Jul 3, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha, Putnam30 min
Jul 3, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXKanawha30 min

Nearby

Heat Advisories in West Virginia, 2012Heat Advisories in Ohio, 2012Heat Advisories in Kentucky, 2012Every heat advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.