1st Heat Advisory of the Summer
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:56 am
Heat Advisory until 7:00PM CDT Wednesday
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
335 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2004
TXZ118-119-032100-
DALLAS-TARRANT-
335 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2004
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF BETWEEN
105 AND 110 DEGREES ACROSS THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX.
COMPOUNDING THE AFTERNOON HEAT WILL BE THAT NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES IN
URBAN AREAS WILL ONLY COOL INTO THE UPPER 70S TO AROUND 80 DEGREES.
CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXTREME HOT WEATHER. HEAT EXHAUSTION,
CRAMPS, OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD
CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, WEAR LIGHT COLORED/LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES, AND IF POSSIBLE,
SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED PLACES.
DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE...EVEN FOR A FEW
MINUTES. TEMPERATURES INSIDE A CLOSED VEHICLE CAN REACH 140 TO 190
DEGREES WITHIN 30 MINUTES ON A HOT...SUNNY DAY.