Another very hot one

Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR
Wed, Jul 27, 2011, 3:35 AM CDT
... HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* EVENT... DANGEROUS OUTDOOR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED... AS HEAT INDEX VALUES REACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES.

* TIMING... THESE HIGH HEAT INDICES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.

* IMPACT... HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES BECOME MORE LIKELY WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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.