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WWUS74 KCRP 220736
NPWCRP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
236 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2023
TXZ242>244-342>344-222300-
/O.NEW.KCRP.HT.Y.0088.230922T1800Z-230922T2300Z/
INLAND KLEBERG-INLAND NUECES-INLAND SAN PATRICIO-COASTAL KLEBERG-
COASTAL NUECES-COASTAL SAN PATRICIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KINGSVILLE, LOYOLA BEACH, RICARDO,
RIVIERA, ROBSTOWN, TULOSO, BISHOP, SINTON, MATHIS, TAFT, ODEM,
CORPUS CHRISTI, FLOUR BLUFF, PORTLAND, INGLESIDE,
AND ARANSAS PASS
236 AM CDT FRI SEP 22 2023
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 114 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...INLAND KLEBERG, INLAND NUECES, INLAND SAN PATRICIO,
COASTAL KLEBERG, COASTAL NUECES AND COASTAL SAN PATRICIO
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.
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. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. 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.
TC
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