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.EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON.. INCREASING INTO
THE UPPER 90S ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY REACH 100 DEGREES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDICES...RANGING FROM NEAR 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH
AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS WHICH COULD
QUICKLY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS AVOIDING CAFFEINATED AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...
STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM AND OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP
ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.