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Extreme Heat Warning Through Out The Weekend - Marydel
Friday, July 6, 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IF A COLD FRONT POISED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY IS DELAYED...A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE! 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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