Heat advisory

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* EVENT... DANGEROUS HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED... AS HEAT INDEX READINGS OVER 105 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S... WHICH WILL NOT PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

* TIMING... DANGEROUS HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP MID DAY WEDNESDAY... AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. PERSISTENT... AND CONTINUOUS DAILY HOT CONDITIONS HAVE... AND WILL CONTINUE TO... PROMOTE DANGEROUS HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS.

* IMPACT... THE CHANCES FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESS INCREASES GREATLY WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 911.