HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT

LIBERTY, August 15, 2010 - TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MID 90S AT THE COAST TO BETWEEN 100 AND 102 WEST OF THE HIGHWAY 59 CORRIDOR. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY WILL GENERATE HEAT INDICES FROM AROUND 105 TO 112 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. FREQUENT BREAKS IN AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE RECOMMENDED.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY TOP 105 BOTH DAYS. SOME RELIEF MAY OCCUR AS CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE EAST...ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 45 CORRIDOR. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS FROM ANY STRONG STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE STORM SYSTEM THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHEAST TEXAS FROM THE EAST... CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AND MAY LINGER INTO THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR DAMAGING WINDS FROM THE STRONGEST STORMS.