Heat Advisory Issued for Manatee, Sarasota and More - This Afternoon

Heat Advisory Issued for Most of West Central Florida Today - Including Manatee and Sarasota Counties, from 2pm-6pm Today (June 17, 2022) - with Heat Index Values Up to 110 Expected

Heat Advisory

PINELLAS-COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDOCOASTAL PASCO-COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-INLAND LEVYINLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGHINLAND MANATEEINCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. PETERSBURG, CLEARWATER, LARGO, CEDAR KEY, YANKEETOWN, CRYSTAL RIVER, HOMOSASSA, HERNANDO BEACH, BAYPORT, PORT RICHEY, HUDSON, TAMPA, APOLLO BEACH, WESTCHASE, BRADENTON, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, CHIEFLAND, BRONSON, WILLISTON, INVERNESS, BROOKSVILLE, SPRING HILL, DADE CITY, ZEPHYRHILLS, BRANDON, PLANT CITY, SUN CITY CENTER, PARRISH, LAKEWOOD RANCH, AND MYAKKA CITY

FRIDAY JUNE 17 2022

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES TO OCCUR

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS..

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY 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.

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 LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE. 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

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