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Post by andi on Jul 21, 2015 9:12:57 GMT -5
Excessive heat!
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...110 TO 112 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S.
* TIMING...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...INCREASING RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES FOR THOSE NOT TAKING THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN SPENDING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME OUTDOORS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
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