928 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2010
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. HIGH
HUMIDITY LEVELS & WARM TEMPS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE HEAT
INDEX VALUES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES DURING THE REMAINING MORNING
HRS & THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR SIMILAR HEAT INDEX VALUES AGAIN
TOMORROW. THEREFORE.THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL MOST LIKELY BE EXTENDED
INTO TOMORROW & ON INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE.AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. YOUR BODY CAN LOSE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER AN
HOUR THROUGH PERSPIRATION. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID
DEHYDRATION. ALCOHOLIC & CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES CAN INCREASE THE
RATE OF WATER LOSS IN YOUR BODY.INCREASING THE RISK OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION OR STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT.LIGHT-COLORED.LOOSE-
FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN.
AND USE A SUNSCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN.
HEAT KILLS. CHILDREN & PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
