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Heat Advisory in Effect Until 7 Tonight

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR ONCE AGAIN TODAY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND IN
  PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT
  IN AN ELEVATED DANGER TO OUR ABILITY TO FEND OFF HEAT RELATED
  ILLNESSES...SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

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 SUCH AS A LACK OF PERSPIRATION. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND
LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND WHEN POSSIBLE...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT.

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.
 

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