THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY.

HEAT INDEX VALUES…UP TO 106 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S…AND DEWPOINTS NEAR 70.

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…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CONDITIONS WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE.

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.