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…EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURN FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…
.A STEADY SOUTHERLY BREEZE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL DRAW MORE
MOISTURE AND HEAT NORTHWARD RESULTING IN DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT
INDICES BETWEEN 103 AND 108 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY WILL ALLOW SLIGHTLY COOLER AND
DRIER AIR TO PUSH INTO THE REGION.
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM CDT
SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO
9 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURE…HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S COMBINED
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 103 AND 108 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS…THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS
WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS
HEAT EXHAUSTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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. 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 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.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.