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Having moved from SoCal to the South, what everyone is saying is correct...hot, humid and afternoon thunderstorms should be expected. High humidity means your body can't cool itself by sweating. Having just repeated what others have said, here are hopefully a few new tips and some repeats of some mentioned:

Pay attention to more that just tshirt or shorts...especially shirts. When packing t-shirts, don't pack the thick ones, pack the thin ones or "wicking" ones. This is true for most everything. If you like to wear polos, try to bring something like golf ones that cool better;
if you are bringing a hat to wear, don't bring a wool baseball cap, they are just too warm and will make you really hot;
bring light colors, especially for shirts. The sun seems more intense than it is in SoCal;
bring more than one pair of shoes;
For the afternoon rain storms, bring either a poncho or an anorak from someone like LL Bean. Both fold compactly, but my dw and I like anoracks because they tend to vent better than panchos.
I second, third, or whatever the water. Because of the prices and ease of finding soda vs. water, it is easy to try to not hydrate as much as you should. If you can, stop by CVS or Walmart and buy a pack of water. Figure 3-4 bottles per person per day.

Enjoy MOP, I wish I was going.
Jeff