Extreme Heat Alert #4287

USA WEATHER IN MOBILE, AL HAS ISSUED A EXTREME HEAT ALERT FOR SANTA ROSA, OKALOOSA, WALTON, BAY, GULF, JACKSON, WASHINGTON, HOUSTON, GENEVA, COVINGTON, HOLMES, CALHOUN, ESCAMBIA, CONECUH, MONROE, CHOCTAW, CLARKE, COVINGTON, WASHINGTON, WAYNE, JEFFERSON DAVIS, JONES, FORREST, PERRY, GREENE, ESCAMBIA, BALDWIN, MOBILE, HARRISON, JACKSON, GEORGE, STONE, HANCOCK, PEARL RIVER, LAMAR, AND MARION COUNTIES FROM 8:00 AM CDT MONDAY UNTIL 9:00 PM CDT THURSDAY.

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF PANAMA CITY, LYNN HAVEN, PENSACOLA, CANTONMENT, CRESTVIEW, FORT WALTON BEACH, NAVARRE, DOTHAN, RANGE, DAPHNE, FAIRHOPE, FOLEY, MOBILE, HATTIESBURG, LAUREL, GULFPORT, BILOXI, PASCAGOULA, BELLVIEW, WRIGHT, BRENT, FERRY PASS, PACE, ENSLEY, WEST PENSACOLA, BELLEFONTAINE, AND PRICHARD. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THESE COUNTIES.

DISCUSSION...

»…WHAT IS EXPECTED…«

DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 112 TO 116 DEGREES WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS OF 98 TO 104 DEGREES EXPECTED. LITTLE NIGHTTIME RELIEF WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 78 TO 82 DEGREE RANGE WITH HEAT INDICIES OVER 90-95 DEGREES. 

»…WHERE IT IS EXPECTED…«

ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI, THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

»…WHEN IT IS EXPECTED…«

FROM 8 AM CDT MONDAY THROUGH 9 PM CDT THURSDAY.

»…DISCUSSION…«

AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. AFTERNOON HIGHS BETWEEN 98 TO 104 DEGREES EACH DAY WITH PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 112 TO 116 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED. LITTLE OVERNIGHT RELIEF IS ALSO EXPECTED, WHICH WILL FURTHER COMPOUND THE DANGER WITH TIME.

»…POTENTIAL IMPACTS…«

EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

»…PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS…«

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

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.

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