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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-182100-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...
MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY...
GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
100 AM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 /300 AM EDT TUE JUL 18 2006/

...DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES EXPECTED THIS WEEK...

A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS WEEK PRODUCING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS 
ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS
WELL...PRODUCING HAZY AND MUGGY CONDITIONS. THE HOT AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE 
DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM THE LOWER TO MID 90S TO AROUND 
100 DEGREES TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

IF POSSIBLE...ANY STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE RESCHEDULED
DURING THE COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY. REMEMBER TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY
WITH LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING...AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS...EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY.
SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES. BE SURE TO CHECK ON
CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY AS THEY ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STOKE. PEOPLE AND PETS SHOULD NEVER STAY IN AN
ENCLOSED VEHICLE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF EVEN FOR A SHORT
TIME. TEMPERATURES IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE
THREATENING LEVELS...EVEN IF WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPENED.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE RADIO AND
TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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