From NWS:
…AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 99 TO 102 DEGREES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 TO 109 DEGREES FOR A FEW HOURS TUESDAY. SIMILAR HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED… PRODUCING A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE…AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. REMEMBER THAT THE FORECAST HIGHS ARE
SHADE TEMPERATURES… AND THAT BEING IN DIRECT SUNSHINE CAN ADD
15 DEGREES OR MORE TO THE TEMPERATURE.EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE WARNING SIGNS OF A HEAT ILLNESS…
INCLUDING NAUSEA… CONFUSION… CRAMPING… HEADACHE… AND
VOMITING. ANYONE WITH THESE SYMPTOMS SHOULD SEEK MEDICAL HELP
IMMEDIATELY IF A HEAT ILLNESS IS SUSPECTED.