NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1238 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE EASTERN BRUSH COUNTRY
AND COASTAL PLAINS TODAY...

..THE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
LEAD TO EXCESSIVE HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON.

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LIVE OAK-BEE-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...
ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND...
INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS
1238 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 TO 115 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WITHOUT PROPER REST...
  HYDRATION...OR OTHER PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS COULD RESULT IN
  HEAT EXHAUSTION OR EVEN 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.

WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING...AS IT REFLECTS HEAT
AND SUNLIGHT AND HELPS YOUR BODY STAY COOLER. DRINK PLENTY OF
LIQUIDS...PREFERABLY WATER...EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY.
AVOID ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

TRY TO GET OUT OF THE HEAT FOR A FEW HOURS EACH DAY AND INTO AN
AIR CONDITIONED PLACE OR SWIMMING POOL.

REDUCE...ELIMINATE...OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE
COOLEST TIMES OF THE DAY. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...REDUCE YOUR
ACTIVITIES. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND WEAR
LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.

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