Heat Advisory

ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH- GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB- DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL- LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-LAFAYETTE- SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...TROY... TARKIO...MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...OREGON... SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...TRENTON...MILAN... GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON... POLO...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...RICHMOND... CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...LEXINGTON... CONCORDIA...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA... BOONVILLE...BUTLER...RICH HILL...CLINTON 947 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * TEMPERATURES: LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 90S AND LOWER 100S WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL TOP OUT FROM 100 TO 105 EACH AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS: THE ACCUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF PROLONGED 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.