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WWUS75 KSLC 122045
NPWSLC
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
245 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
UTZ131-131145-
/O.NEW.KSLC.XH.W.0002.250813T1800Z-250814T0200Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS - BULLFROG AND BIG WATER
245 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES UP TO 104
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY.
FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT
HTTP://UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV
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