
HEAT INDEX VALUES…OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES.
TIMING…THROUGH SATURDAY EARLY EVENING.
IMPACTS…THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS SUCH AS HEAT STRESS…HEAT CRAMPS…AND POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE MORE LIKELY.
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 WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TEMPERATURES WITHIN VEHICLES CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A FEW MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER TO BEAT THE HEAT…CHECK THE BACKSEAT.