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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
442 AM AST SUN APR 7 2024
PRZ001-005-008-010-071645-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.HT.Y.0002.240407T1400Z-240407T2100Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-
MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BAYAMON, CAROLINA, CATANO, GUAYNABO,
SAN JUAN, TOA ALTA, TOA BAJA, TRUJILLO ALTO, ARECIBO,
BARCELONETA, DORADO, FLORIDA, MANATI, VEGA ALTA, VEGA BAJA,
AGUADILLA, CAMUY, HATILLO, ISABELA, QUEBRADILLAS, AGUADA, ANASCO,
HORMIGUEROS, MAYAGUEZ, MOCA, RINCON, AND SAN GERMAN
442 AM AST SUN APR 7 2024
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM AST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...THE COMBINATION OF ABOVE NORMAL AIR TEMPERATURE AND HIGH
HUMIDITY CREATES HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 108 AND 111 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT.
* WHERE...THE URBAN AND COASTAL SECTIONS FROM THE WESTERN PR TO
THE SAN JUAN METROPOLITAN AREA.
* WHEN...FROM MID MORNING TO THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION LIKELY WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE. HEAT
STROKE POSSIBLE.
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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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