Monroe Heat Advisory in effect from 11AM EDT FRI until 8PM EDT FRI HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES 95 TO 100 TODAY IN THE VALLEYS AND 90 TO 95 IN THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY IN THE VALLEYS AND AROUND 90 IN THE ELEVATED TERRAIN. TIMING THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM. IMPACTS THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE SUN OR LIVING IN A HOME WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE WILL RISE VERY QUICKLY AND IT COULD BECOME FATAL. OUTLOOK THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY BEGIN TO LESSEN ON SATURDAY THEN THUNDERSTORMS AND A COLD FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING AN END TO THE HEAT WAVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS THIS HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION IF POSSIBLE STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND BE SURE TO CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING HOURS. 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. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:27:06 +0000