Info about the heat advisory from NWS Sterling:
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. HIGHS TUESDAY
IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT
INDICES TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 100 TO 105.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S
AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE. THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS ARE MOST AT
RISK. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.
WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS ARE THE BEST CHOICES. IF YOU MUST BE
OUTSIDE...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE DURING THE AFTERNOON SUN.
SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF
THE DAY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A CAR...TEMPERATURES
INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAN EXCEED 130 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
