EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ESTHERVILLE…ALGONA…FOREST CITY…
NORTHWOOD…EMMETSBURG…GARNER…MASON CITY…POCAHONTAS…
HUMBOLDT…CLARION…HAMPTON…ALLISON…WAVERLY…SAC CITY…
ROCKWELL CITY…FORT DODGE…WEBSTER CITY…ELDORA…
GRUNDY CENTER…WATERLOO…DENISON…CARROLL…JEFFERSON…
BOONE…AMES…MARSHALLTOWN…TOLEDO…AUDUBON…GUTHRIE CENTER…
ADEL
412 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE…TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S ON
SATURDAY.

* HEAT INDEX…HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE
RANGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

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.