Heat Advisory in Effect
Matt BosterViewed: 1583
Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jun 22 2015 3:33 PM
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 6 PM EDT
5 PM CDT/ TUESDAY ...
* TEMPERATURE ... 95 TO 99 DEGREES.
* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX ...109 TO 112 DEGREES. HIGHEST ALONG THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
* IMPACTS ...HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD CREATE HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES CREATES HEAT INDICES OF 109 UP
TO 112 DEGREES. HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES CAN CREATE DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY BECOME CRITICALLY EXHAUSTED IF OUTDOORS. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS ...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONING IF
POSSIBLE ... REMAIN OUT OF THE SUN ...AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS WHO MAY BE SENSITIVE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. TAKE
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY ...CALL 911.
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