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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1051 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2020
FLZ052-056-057-061-151-155-160-162-165-251-255-260-262-265-032200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.HT.Y.0008.200803T1600Z-200803T2200Z/
POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-
COASTAL SARASOTA-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKELAND, WINTER HAVEN, WAUCHULA,
BOWLING GREEN, ZOLFO SPRINGS, SEBRING, AVON PARK, PLACID LAKES,
ARCADIA, TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, WESTCHASE, BRADENTON,
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, VENICE, SARASOTA, ENGLEWOOD, PORT CHARLOTTE,
PUNTA GORDA, CAPE CORAL, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL, BRANDON, PLANT CITY,
SUN CITY CENTER, PARRISH, LAKEWOOD RANCH, MYAKKA CITY,
NORTH PORT, BABCOCK RANCH, FORT MYERS, AND LEHIGH ACRES
1051 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2020
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOO TODAY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPA
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