Heat Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 646 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 MIAMI-LINN KS-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS- JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...SALISBURY... KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...MARSHALL... FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE...BUTLER... RICH HILL...CLINTON 646 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES: TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING ARE SLOWLY DROPPING TO BELOW CRITERIA FOR HEAT ADVISORY. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT. FOR SATURDAY...INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 102 AND 107 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE EFFECTS OF THESE HOT CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS. 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 A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AVOID CAFFEINATED...ALCOHOLIC OR HIGH SUGAR CONTENT BEVERAGES...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT COLORED...LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE. 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...AND SEEK EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911 IMMEDIATELY.