Heat Advisory issued August 30 at 3:29AM CDT until August 30 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS124F12F9E354.HeatAdvisory.124F1307E1C0KS.TOPNPWTOP.5e7c50527e5f6a24224688ca8301e449w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2013-08-30T03:29:00-05:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Brown; Douglas; Geary; Jackson; Jefferson; Marshall; Nemaha; Pottawatomie; Riley; Shawnee; Wabaunsee (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetHeat AdvisoryExpectedMinorLikelySAME2013-08-30T03:29:00-05:002013-08-30T19:00:00-05:00NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas)Heat Advisory issued August 30 at 3:29AM CDT until August 30 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICIES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 105
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY IN AREAS FROM MANHATTAN TO THE
EAST AND NORTHEAST.
* IMPACTS…CHILDREN…THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC
AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT
EXHAUSTION…CRAMPS…OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT
FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS…RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS
105 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED
WORK IN THE SUN…OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY
OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT.
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.WMOHEADERUGCKSZ010>012-022>024-026-036-038>040VTEC/O.NEW.KTOP.HT.Y.0003.130830T1800Z-130831T0000Z/TIME…MOT…LOC

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