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WWUS72 KMLB 080548
NPWMLB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
148 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
FLZ058-154-159-164-254-259-264-082200-
/O.NEW.KMLB.HT.Y.0004.260708T1500Z-260708T2200Z/
OKEECHOBEE-COASTAL INDIAN RIVER-COASTAL SAINT LUCIE-COASTAL
MARTIN-INLAND INDIAN RIVER-INLAND SAINT LUCIE-INLAND MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BASINGER, OKEECHOBEE, STUART, FELLSMERE,
INDIANTOWN, FORT PIERCE, SAINT LUCIE WEST, VERO BEACH, TRADITION,
SEBASTIAN, HOBE SOUND, PORT SAINT LUCIE, JENSEN BEACH, AND FORT
DRUM
148 AM EDT WED JUL 8 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...INDIAN RIVER, MARTIN, SAINT LUCIE, AND OKEECHOBEE.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND
PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES. 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 LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. 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.
LAW
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