...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 TO 110 WITH SOME SOME ISOLATED
BRIEF 110 TO 112 READINGS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HEAT INDICES OF 108 BEGIN AROUND 10 AM ON
THE COAST AND WILL BE POSSIBLE INLAND GENERALLY AFTER 1 PM.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S
OVERNIGHT INLAND TO THE MID 80S ON THE COAST SO LITTLE RELIEF
WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT.
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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