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WWUS74 KCRP 280834
NPWCRP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
334 AM CDT WED AUG 28 2019
...DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
COASTAL BEND AND SOUTHERN BRUSH COUNTRY...
.THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 110 TO 114
DEGREES ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND SOUTHERN BRUSH COUNTRY THIS
AFTERNOON.
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WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-INLAND KLEBERG-INLAND NUECES-
INLAND SAN PATRICIO-COASTAL KLEBERG-COASTAL NUECES-
COASTAL SAN PATRICIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AGUILARES, COLUMBIA BRIDGE, LAREDO,
ORVIL, FREER, BENAVIDES, SAN DIEGO, ALICE, ORANGE GROVE,
KINGSVILLE, LOYOLA BEACH, RICARDO, RIVIERA, ROBSTOWN, TULOSO,
BISHOP, SINTON, MATHIS, TAFT, ODEM, CORPUS CHRISTI, FLOUR BLUFF,
PORTLAND, AND INGLESIDE
334 AM CDT WED AUG 28 2019
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE...95 TO 105 DEGREES.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...110 TO 114 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES, INCLUDING HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES OF 110 DEGREES OR HIGHER
ARE EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE AREA FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS.
PROLONGED EXPOSURE COMBINED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE
HEAT EXHAUSTION AND EVEN HEAT STROKE. THE ELDERLY, THE VERY
YOUNG, THE SICK, AND PEOPLE WITH HEART CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT
RISK IN EXTREME HEAT.
REDUCE, ELIMINATE, OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE
COOLEST TIMES OF THE DAY. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE, REDUCE YOUR
ACTIVITIES, AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS PREFERABLY IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED AREA. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.
DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC LIQUIDS, PREFERABLY WATER, EVEN IF
YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY.
TMT
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