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PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 98 AND 101 THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 98 AND 103 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER...COMBINED WITH LIMITED NIGHTTIME RELIEF...WILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT.

EXPECT HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE MIDDLE 90S EACH AFTERNOON THIS WEEK AND LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS HITTING THE UPPER 90S. PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 98 TO 103 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE URBAN CORE OF KANSAS CITY WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. RURAL AREAS CAN EXPECT A BIT MORE COOLING WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FROM THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. THESE PROLONGED WARM CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE RELIEF DURING THE EVENING HOURS WILL LEAD TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.

BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE WHEN WORKING OUTSIDE DURING THIS PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER.