...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 110 SOME ISOLATED BRIEF 110
TO TO 112 POSSIBLE. HEAT INDICES OF OF 108 BEGIN AROUND 10 AM ON
THE COAST AND WILL BE POSSIBLE INLAND AFTER 1 PM. IN THE SUN
TEMPERATURES WILL BE HIGHER! OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY
FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S OVERNIGHT INLAND TO THE MID 80S ON THE
COAST SO LITTLE RELIEF WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO STAY HYDRATED AND TO HYDRATE WELL BEFORE GOING
OUTDOORS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* 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. IF YOU BEGIN TO FEEL NAUSEA, LIGHT HEADED, DIZZY,
CONFUSION, CRAMPS, THROBBING HEADACHES, EXCESSIVE SWEATING OR
SWEATING STOPS OR YOU OBSERVE THIS IN OTHERS SEEK HELP IMMEDIATELY
AND GET COOL.
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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