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Heat Advisory Issued for Portions of Florida and Georgia

A heat advisory will take effect on Wednesday for 41 zones across northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 18, 2026, 1:36 p.m. ET
The situation is developing. Official weather notices from the show a was issued on August 18, 2026, at 12:32 PM EDT. The alert covers zones in portions of northeast and northern Florida and southeast Georgia, including cities such as Lake City, Palm Coast, Palatka, Yulee, Bunnell, and Newberry. The starts at 11:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, and expires at 8:00 PM EDT on August 19, 2026. Under the , heat index values up to 112 are expected. For the Extreme Heat Warning, heat index values up to 113 are noted through 8:00 PM EDT. The National Weather Service warns that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses, which increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Advised precautions include drinking plenty of fluids, staying in air-conditioned rooms, staying out of the sun, and checking on relatives and neighbors. For those outside, recommendations include wearing lightweight and loose fitting clothing, limiting strenuous activities to early morning or evening, and taking frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments as recommended by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location, and 9 1 1 should be called for heat stroke.

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