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...DANGEROUS HEAT THIS WEEKEND...

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WITH HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 100 DEGREES, HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE MORE LIKELY
THIS WEEKEND. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY
IF POSSIBLE. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND TAKE EXTRA CARE TO REMAIN
HYDRATED. CHECK ON FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, PARTICULARLY THE VERY
YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING.

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURE...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT
IN HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS WILL BE MORE LIKELY THIS
WEEKEND DUE TO HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. YOUNG CHILDREN, THE
ELDERLY, AND THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.

IF WORKING OR SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE THIS WEEKEND, EXTRA CARE
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REMAIN HYDRATED. LIMIT OR AVOID CAFFEINE AND
ALCOHOL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. 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...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 LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

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