The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat
Watch for the Southwest Washington and Portland Metro areas.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
AND
NORTHWEST OREGON FROM THE COAST RANGE TO THE CASCADES...
THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY
EVENING.
* TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.
*
TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 95 TO 100 ON FRIDAY... BE
AROUND 100 ON SATURDAY...AND BE IN THE 90S WITH MUGGY
CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY.
* Includes Cowlitz County
* IMPACTS: THIS IS ABNORMALLY EARLY FOR A HEAT WAVE OF THIS
MAGNITUDE. BE SURE TO AVOID EXERTION DURING THE HEAT
OF THE
DAY...AND TO STAY HYDRATED WITH CLEAR LIQUIDS.
AUTOMOBILES...
WHEN LEFT IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT CAN HEAT UP RAPIDLY TO
TEMPERATURES
HARMFUL OVER EVEN DEADLY TO PETS AND CHILDREN. USE
CAUTION NEAR
AREA RIVERS...AND BE SURE TO WEAR A LIFE JACKET.
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 WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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.
TO HELP STAY COOL AND CONSERVE ELECTRICITY DURING A HEAT
WAVE...
KEEP BLINDS OR SHADES CLOSED DURING THE DAY. WAIT UNTIL THE
COOLER TIMES OF DAY TO RUN DISHWASHERS AND CLOTHES DRYERS.
INSTEAD
OF USING A STOVE...CONSIDER USING A MICROWAVE OVEN OR
OUTDOOR
GRILL FOR COOKING. IF YOU HAVE AIR CONDITIONING...TURN THE
THERMOSTAT UP A FEW DEGREES WHEN YOU ARE NOT AT HOME.
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