Thanks Keith...I think??? Jerry Boling W9TWR W9TWR@xxxxxxxx Member: Central States Search & Rescue AEC Vigo County ARES® Illiana Skywarn Illiana Radio Club www.illianaradioclub.org W.V.A.R.A. www.w9uuu.org Terre Haute Radio Club ARRL ________________________________ From: Keith Reedy <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx> To: spotters-illianaskywarn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, August 6, 2009 8:16:56 AM Subject: [spotters-illianaskywarn] Fwd: Special Weather Statement Begin forwarded message: > From: interwarn@xxxxxxxx > Date: August 6, 2009 3:52:18 AM GMT-04:00 > To: interwarn@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Special Weather Statement > Reply-To: interwarn@xxxxxxxx > > > WWUS83 KILX 060750 > SPSILX > > SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT > NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL > 250 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2009 > > ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073-061800- > KNOX-STARK-PEORIA-MARSHALL-WOODFORD-FULTON-TAZEWELL-MCLEAN- > SCHUYLER-MASON-LOGAN-DE WITT-PIATT-CHAMPAIGN-VERMILION-CASS- > MENARD-SCOTT-MORGAN-SANGAMON-CHRISTIAN-MACON-MOULTRIE-DOUGLAS- > COLES-EDGAR-SHELBY-CUMBERLAND-CLARK-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-CRAWFORD- > CLAY-RICHLAND-LAWRENCE- > INCLUDING THE CITIES OF....GALESBURG...PEORIA...BLOOMINGTON... > NORMAL...HAVANA...LINCOLN...CHAMPAIGN...URBANA...DANVILLE... > JACKSONVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...TAYLORVILLE...DECATUR...CHARLESTON... > MATTOON...SHELBYVILLE...EFFINGHAM...FLORA...LAWRENCEVILLE > 250 AM CDT THU AUG 6 2009 > > ..HEAT WAVE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... > > A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE > MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS IT DOES...INCREASINGLY HUMID AIR WILL SPREAD > ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND > ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 90S DURING THE AFTERNOONS...WITH > HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES. NOT MUCH RELIEF IS > EXPECTED AT NIGHT...AS LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY DIP INTO THE MID 70S. > > WITH THE UNUSUALLY COOL WEATHER AS OF LATE...MANY AREAS HAVE NOT > REACHED 90 DEGREES SINCE THE END OF JUNE. AS PEOPLE MAY NO LONGER > BE USED TO THE SUMMER HEAT...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR OVEREXERTION > AND RESULTING HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. TRY TO AVOID SPENDING > EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TIME OUTSIDE THIS WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY DOING > STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES. STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED AREA AS MUCH AS > POSSIBLE...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS AND > RELATIVES WHO MAY NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. > > THE HEAT WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO MONDAY...BEFORE A BIT OF A > COOLING TREND BEGINS. > > $$ > GEELHART > > WWWW > > > Illiana Skywarn - Serving the Wabash Valley since 1974 Participate or Listen on: 145.230 (- / no PL) Vigo, Edgar, Clark, Vermillion, Parke, Clay and Sullivan 146.715 (- / no PL) overflow for Vermillion and Parke 444.600 (+ / no PL) UHF link into 145.230/r 146.685 (- / 151.4Hz) as a backup