...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH DEWPOINTS WILL
PRODUCE HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. PERSONS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED
TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT, LIGHT COLORED AND
LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. IF OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME,
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT, GO INSIDE AN AIR CONDITIONED
STRUCTURE OR FIND SOME SHADE. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER
BE LEFT ALONE IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

THIS PERIOD OF VERY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND
AND HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD OCCASIONALLY EXCEED 108 DEGREES AND
A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED.

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

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 LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. 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.

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