Full Notification

...ANOTHER ROUND OF HOT WEATHER COMING TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON THIS WEEK... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND COWLITZ RIVER VALLEYS...AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING: HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HIGH TEMPERATURE: MAINLY IN THE 90S...EXCEPT 80S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FAR WEST SLOPES OF THE COAST RANGE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...ST. HELENS...VENETA...TOUTLE... ARIEL...LAKE MERWIN...COUGAR...LONGVIEW...KELSO

* IMPACTS: DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES. THE RESULTING HEAT EXHAUSTION MAY LEAD TO HEAT STROKE OR DEATH.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON ... COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON ... LOWER COLUMBIA

Instructions:

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.