Heat Advisory in Effect Until 9 PM Saturday, July 23, 2016

Prepare for a scorching hot weekend in Alabama: The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Heat Advisory in effect through Saturday night as heat index values soar past 105 degrees.

The forecast today calls for a high of 96, and tomorrow's high is forecast to be 97 degrees. Combine this heat with Alabama humidity, and heat indices this weekend are expected to be between 105 and 107 degrees.

You can read the full text of the Heat Advisory below.

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S.

* HEAT INDICES...WILL RISE TO 105 TO 107 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT STRESS AND HEAT RELATED
  ILLNESSES...SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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 UP ON RELATIVES AND
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.