...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 110 WITH SOME SOME ISOLATED
BRIEF 110 TO 112 READINGS POSSIBLE. HEAT INDICES OF 108 BEGIN
AROUND 10 AM ON THE COAST AND WILL BE POSSIBLE INLAND GENERALLY
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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