(From the National Weather Service)
.THE COMBINATION OF HIGH LEVELS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY...
WILL CAUSE OPPRESSIVE WEATHER TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK.
THIS DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD...IN
RESPONSE TO THE EXPANSION OF A SUMMERTIME AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE.
THIS FEATURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.
THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES TO ANYONE WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. BE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES...AND ACT APPROPRIATELY IF HEAT ILLNESS SYMPTOMS OCCUR
TO YOURSELF OR ANYONE AROUND YOU.
KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>057-066>069-077-078-088-093-101-190300-
/O.CON.KSGF.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-VERNON-ST. CLAIR-
HICKORY-CAMDEN-BARTON-CEDAR-JASPER-NEWTON-MCDONALD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
STOCKTON...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE...NEOSHO...ANDERSON...PINEVILLE
958 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY WARMED INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 80S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM THE UPPER 80S TO
LOW 90S. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REACH THE MID 90S BY MIDDAY AND
AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES
BETWEEN 105 AND 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
ANDERSON MISSOURI...TO STOCKTON...AND TO THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS
REGION...ARE UNDER AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 98 TO 103
DEGREES...WITH HEAT INDICES OF 103 TO AROUND 110 DEGREES
EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL INCREASE
THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
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.
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