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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
159 AM AST THU SEP 3 2026
PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-032000-
/O.NEW.TJSJ.HT.Y.0050.260903T1400Z-260903T2000Z/
SAN JUAN AND VICINITY-NORTHEAST-SOUTHEAST-EASTERN INTERIOR-NORTH
CENTRAL-CENTRAL INTERIOR-PONCE AND VICINITY-NORTHWEST-WESTERN
INTERIOR-MAYAGUEZ AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST-CULEBRA-VIEQUES-
ST.THOMAS...ST. JOHN...AND ADJACENT ISLANDS-ST CROIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GROVE PLACE, LOIZA, RINCON, CHARLOTTE AMALIE
EAST, LARES, RIO GRANDE, AGUADILLA, CAYEY, VEGA ALTA, CEIBA, MAUNABO,
DORADO, JUNCOS, GURABO, SAN LORENZO, CAMUY, VEGA BAJA, TRUJILLO ALTO,
COAMO, MANATI, JAYUYA, NAGUABO, OROCOVIS, HORMIGUEROS, ARROYO, MOCA,
FREDERIKSTED SOUTHEAST, AIBONITO, LUQUILLO, COMERIO, BARRANQUITAS,
UTUADO, CAGUAS, NARANJITO, JUANA DIAZ, ARECIBO, GUAYNABO, SALINAS,
CRUZ BAY, ISABELA, BAYAMON, AGUADA, LAS MARIAS, QUEBRADILLAS,
FREDERIKSTED, MARICAO, VILLALBA, TOA BAJA, TOA ALTA, ADJUNTAS,
VIEQUES, CIDRA,
BARCELONETA, ANNA'S RETREAT, CHARLOTTE AMALIE, PONCE, SANTA
ISABEL, GUAYANILLA, LAJAS, COROZAL, AGUAS BUENAS, HUMACAO, CIALES,
HATILLO, MAYAGUEZ, CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST, MOROVIS, CAROLINA, FLORIDA,
CATANO, SAN SEBASTIAN, LAS PIEDRAS, CABO ROJO, GUANICA, SABANA
GRANDE, CANOVANAS, CHRISTIANSTED, PATILLAS, ANASCO, YABUCOA, SAN
GERMAN, YAUCO, GUAYAMA, CULEBRA, SAN JUAN, PENUELAS, AND FAJARDO
159 AM AST THU SEP 3 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...THIS LEVEL OF HEAT AFFECTS MOST INDIVIDUALS SENSITIVE TO
HEAT, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITHOUT EFFECTIVE COOLING AND/OR ADEQUATE
HYDRATION.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLANDS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HIGH TEMPERATURES OR ELEVATED HEAT INDICES CAN WORSEN
SYMPTOMS IN PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THEY CAN ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS AMONG INDIVIDUALS SENSITIVE TO
HEAT WITH INADEQUATE COOLING OR HYDRATION. THESE RISKS ARE HIGHEST
ACROSS COASTAL AREAS, LOWLANDS, INTERIOR VALLEYS, AND URBAN ZONES.
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.
CVB
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