Heat Advisory issued September 08 at 1:14PM CDT until September 08 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS124F17A19398.HeatAdvisory.124F17AE1140KS.TOPNPWTOP.a04f128cb9fb54fa5af84ab25a112972w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov2013-09-08T13:14:00-05:00ActualAlertPublicAlert for Anderson; Clay; Coffey; Douglas; Franklin; Geary; Jackson; Jefferson; Lyon; Osage; Pottawatomie; Riley; Shawnee; Wabaunsee (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather ServiceMetHeat AdvisoryExpectedMinorLikelySAME2013-09-08T13:14:00-05:002013-09-08T19:00:00-05:00NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas)Heat Advisory issued September 08 at 1:14PM CDT until September 08 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka…DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE…HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105
DEGREES…WHILE PEAK HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 104 TO 107
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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.WMOHEADERUGCKSZ021>024-026-036-038>040-054>056-058-059VTEC/O.NEW.KTOP.HT.Y.0005.130908T1814Z-130909T0000Z/TIME…MOT…LOC

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