SE TX / SW LA Discussion - Hot! Hot! Hot!

[Ptarmigan]

How does that mean there could be thunderstorms?

It's not my word, it's the weatherman's word. The thunderstorms would be in the coastal area.

[srainhoutx]

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
306 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY...

.INCREASING GULF MOISTURE COMBINED WITH HOTTER DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES RISING INTO THE 105 TO 110
DEGREE RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HOT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-100415-
/O.NEW.KHGX.HT.Y.0002.070810T1500Z-070811T0200Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-
HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLUMBUS...
CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...
EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...
HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MISSOURI CITY...
MONT BELVIEU...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...
PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...
SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...
WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...WINNIE
306 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.

A COMBINATION OF SLIGHTLY HOTTER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND A LITTLE
MORE MOISTURE FLOWING INTO THE REGION FROM THE GULF WILL LEAD TO
HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES AROUND NOON ON FRIDAY AND
SHOULD PEAK AT 105 TO 110 DEGREES BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM. BY 6 TO 7 PM
IN THE EVENING THE HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD HAVE DROPPED BACK TO
97 TO 100 DEGREES.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE HEAT ON ACROSS TEXAS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HEAT ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED
THROUGH SUNDAY.

IF POSSIBLE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE AFTERNOON HEAT IN AIR
CONDITIONED AREAS. DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE
HEAT INDEX BY ANOTHER 15 DEGREES. IF YOU PLAN TO BE
OUTSIDE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.
YOUR BODY CAN LOSE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER AN HOUR THROUGH
PERSPIRATION. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID DEHYDRATION.
ALCOHOLIC AND CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES CAN INCREASE THE RATE OF WATER
LOSS IN YOUR BODY...INCREASING THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT- COLORED...LOOSE-FITTING
CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN. ALWAYS USE A
SUNSCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN. IF CHILDREN WILL BE OUTDOORS
PLAYING OR PRACTICING SPORTS MAKE SURE THEY STAY HYDRATED AND KEEP
A SHARP EYE FOR SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION.

PETS CAN ALSO SUCCUMB TO THE EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. INSURE
PETS HAVE ADEQUATE DRINKING WATER AND A SHADY PLACE TO REST. DO
NOT KEEP PETS IN CARS WITH WINDOWS ROLLED UP...EVEN PARTIALLY.
TEMPERATURES INSIDE A CAR WITH THE WINDOWS UP CAN REACH OVER
150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH.

A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A HEAT INDEX OF 108 DEGREES OR
HIGHER IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HEAT INDEX IS A
MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ARE
COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS
CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME
DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS.

[Yankeegirl]

This heat is terrible!! I will take the rainy July we had any day over this stagnant, hot, yucky, sticky, weather! I cant even keep the house cool, my a/c is just crankin'! Im going to hate to see the bill for this month!!!

[Tireman4]

And to think we are in this pattern until mid-week of the upcoming week. No wonder I am running 45 miles a week on my treadmill. I will not die out there. Goodness.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Forecast for Monday by the NWS = 100.

[southerngale]

Locking this one as it's past 25 pages. When there's something else to post, whoever wants to can start a new one.


Oh, and it's HOT outside!!