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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
428 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY...

.VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS RIDGING AT ALL
LEVELS PERSISTS ACROSS THE AREA. HEAT INDICES WILL PEAK OUT AT
BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON.

TXZ200-213-214-226-227-235>238-180930-
/O.CON.KHGX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110820T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MATAGORDA-WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
CLEVELAND...DAYTON...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...
GALVESTON...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...
SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL...WHARTON...WINNIE
428 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

* EVENT...HEAT ADVISORY FOR EXPECTED HEAT INDEX VALUES MEETING 
  OR EXCEEDING 105 DEGREES. 

* TIMING...PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES WILL 
  OCCUR EACH AFTERNOON BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM CDT. 

* IMPACT...HEAT STROKE...HEAT CRAMPS...OR HEAT EXHAUSTION IS 
  POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 911.

EACH YEAR...A NUMBER OF FATALITIES OCCUR NATIONWIDE DUE TO
CHILDREN ACCIDENTALLY BEING LEFT IN VEHICLES DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS. IN THE PAST DOZEN YEARS...500 CHILDREN HAVE DIED DUE TO
HYPERTHERMIA AFTER BEING LEFT IN OR GAINING ACCESS TO CARS. NEVER
LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE NOT EVEN FOR A
MINUTE. REMEMBER...BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.

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