...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 107 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...THE MOST OPPRESSIVE HEAT WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE IN THE FULL SUN AND IN NON AIR CONDITIONED HOMES AND BUSINESSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SUNSHINE...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. && MC
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:03:00 +0000
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