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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
218 PM AST SUN APR 7 2024
PRZ001-005-008-010-072100-
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SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTH CENTRAL-NORTHWEST-MAYAGUEZ AND
VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TOA BAJA, TRUJILLO ALTO, RINCON, VEGA
BAJA, BARCELONETA, TOA ALTA, VEGA ALTA, AGUADILLA, MOCA, AGUADA,
DORADO, CAMUY, FLORIDA, SAN GERMAN, MANATI, ARECIBO, HORMIGUEROS,
GUAYNABO, CAROLINA, HATILLO, CATANO, MAYAGUEZ, BAYAMON, ISABELA,
ANASCO, SAN JUAN, AND QUEBRADILLAS
218 PM AST SUN APR 7 2024
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.
* WHERE...MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND SAN
JUAN AND VICINITY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
CVB
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