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WWUS74 KMOB 171717
NPWMOB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1217 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2022
ALZ261>266-FLZ201>204-MSZ075-076-078-079-172300-
/O.CON.KMOB.HT.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-220817T2300Z/
MOBILE INLAND-BALDWIN INLAND-MOBILE CENTRAL-BALDWIN CENTRAL-
MOBILE COASTAL-BALDWIN COASTAL-ESCAMBIA INLAND-ESCAMBIA COASTAL-
SANTA ROSA INLAND-SANTA ROSA COASTAL-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CITRONELLE, SARALAND, STOCKTON, MOBILE,
PRICHARD, THEODORE, BAY MINETTE, DAPHNE, FAIRHOPE, FOLEY,
SPANISH FORT, BAYOU LA BATRE, DAUPHIN ISLAND, GRAND BAY,
FORT MORGAN, GULF SHORES, ORANGE BEACH, CENTURY, MOLINO,
WALNUT HILL, BEULAH, ENSLEY, FORT PICKENS, PENSACOLA,
PENSACOLA BEACH, PERDIDO BAY, JAY, MILTON, BAGDAD, GULF BREEZE,
NAVARRE, BEAUMONT, NEW AUGUSTA, RICHTON, LEAKESVILLE, MCLAIN,
WIGGINS, AND LUCEDALE
1217 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2022
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA, NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CDT 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.
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