...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 - TopicsExpress



          

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...GREATER CAPITAL DISTRICT...SOUTHWARD TO THE MID HUDSON VALLEY AND LITCHFIELD COUNTY. * HAZARDS...COMBINATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...PERSONS OUTDOORS FOR PROLONGED PERIODS WILL BE AT RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:57:51 +0000

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