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Event: Heat Advisory Alert: ...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS...AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA... .THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES AND MOISTURE POOLING IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ALONG AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL RESULT IN HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR OVER 100 DEGREES AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 108 DEGREES TODAY AND FRIDAY. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. * EVENT...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 105 AND 108 DEGREES TODAY AND FRIDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ONLY COOL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT...HUMIDITY...AND WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED DANGER FOR HEAT-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. Instructions: TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. Target Area: Bienville Bossier Caddo De Soto Grant Natchitoches Red River Sabine Webster Winn Issued by The National Weather Service office in Shreveport. P.S.The Graphicast with the Heat advisory information for The Shreveport region will be posted in a few seconds.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:52:20 +0000

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