statement

[Perry Lester]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
151 PM CDT FRI AUG 23 2013
...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF UNSEASONABLY HOT CONDITONS FORECAST TO
BEGIN SUNDAY AND EXTEND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...

A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT THROUGH IOWA ON SATURDAY AND WILL BRING
MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE STATE BY SUNDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. EVEN WARMER TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LOCATIONS TO
REACH 100 ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DEW POINT VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
MID TO UPPER 60S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE DEW POINTS
COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF
100 TO 105 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. A WEAK
COLD FRONT MAY MOVE INTO NORTHEAST IOWA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY AND MAY PROVIDE LIMITED RELIEF HOWEVER THE HEAT IS
EXPECTED TO BUILD BACK INTO THE STATE BY FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE THE
MOST PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT SINCE LAST SUMMER. IN ADDITION TO
THE HEAT...THE POTENTIAL FOR APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION THROUGH
THIS PERIOD IS VERY LOW.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS PRECAUTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN DURING PROLONGED
HEAT EVENTS. 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...EXERCISE OR SPEND
TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO
THE EARLY MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. 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...SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
DONAVON