...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO
9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES 99 TO 106
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON.

* WHEN...FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME HEAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE
WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BE QUITE MILD THAT WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO FIND
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT, EVEN AFTER SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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