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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
235 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008

...HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS WESTERN
KANSAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO HELP
TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 100 TO 104 DEGREE RANGE TODAY AND
AGAIN SATURDAY. THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS
IN THE 60S WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 OR
MORE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

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ELLIS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAYS...ELLIS...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...
KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...
PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY
235 PM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY. A
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100 COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO
MID 60S WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 OR ABOVE THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD
START TO DECREASE BY THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

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.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. YOUR BODY CAN LOSE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER AN
HOUR THROUGH PERSPIRATION. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID
DEHYDRATION. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN...AND USE A
SUNSCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN. PETS CAN ALSO SUCCUMB TO
THE EFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT.

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