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Rockporter · June 23, 2017

Weather Updated: Jun 23 3:50AM
Issued by the National Weather Service
For Aransas County, Texas
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 12PM CDT FRI UNTIL 7PM CDT FRI ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 110 AND 115 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED AREAS AS HIGH AS 118 DEGREES.

IMPACTS...PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WITHOUT PROPER REST... HYDRATION...OR OTHER PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS MAY RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES OF 110 DEGREES OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE COMBINED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION AND EVEN HEAT STROKE. THE ELDERLY, THE VERY YOUNG, THE SICK, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING, AS IT REFLECTS HEAT AND SUNLIGHT AND HELPS YOUR BODY STAY COOLER.

DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS, PREFERABLY WATER, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. TRY TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT FOR A FEW HOURS EACH DAY AND INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OR SWIMMING POOL. REDUCE, ELIMINATE, OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE COOLEST TIMES OF THE DAY. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE, REDUCE YOUR ACTIVITIES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND WEAR LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.

The wind has been howling at the windows all night long.

June 23, 2017	#794
Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Weather Updated: Jun 23 3:50AM Issued by the National Weather Service For Aransas County, Texas HEAT ADVISORY FROM 12PM CDT FRI UNTIL 7PM CDT FRI ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 110 AND 115 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED AREAS AS HIGH AS 118 DEGREES. IMPACTS...PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WITHOUT PROPER REST... HYDRATION...OR OTHER PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS MAY RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES OF 110 DEGREES OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE COMBINED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION AND EVEN HEAT STROKE. THE ELDERLY, THE VERY YOUNG, THE SICK, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING, AS IT REFLECTS HEAT AND SUNLIGHT AND HELPS YOUR BODY STAY COOLER. DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS, PREFERABLY WATER, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY. AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. TRY TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT FOR A FEW HOURS EACH DAY AND INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OR SWIMMING POOL. REDUCE, ELIMINATE, OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE COOLEST TIMES OF THE DAY. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE, REDUCE YOUR ACTIVITIES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND WEAR LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING. The wind has been howling at the windows all night long. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~ Last edited by Rockporter; June 23, 2017 at 06:07 AM.