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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
844 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2026
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GRAND VALLEY-SOUTHEAST UTAH-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GRAND JUNCTION, FRUITA, PALISADE, COLORADO
NATIONAL MONUMENT, WHITEWATER, BLANDING, BLUFF, MEXICAN HAT, MOAB,
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, CASTLE VALLEY, AND THOMPSON SPRINGS
844 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...HIGH TEMPERATURES 104 TO 108 EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH OVERNIGHT
LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. HIGH TEMPERATURES 103 TO 107 EXPECTED
SATURDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S.
* WHERE...IN COLORADO, GRAND VALLEY. IN UTAH, ARCHES/GRAND FLAT AND
SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY.
FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* 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.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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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