EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* STARTING ON SUNDAY...IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND
  MUGGY AIR WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE
  105-115 RANGE FOR MANY DAYS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE
  IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80.

* THE HEAT COULD PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

* THIS PROLONGED HEAT WILL HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING IMPACT. THOSE
  WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THE ELDERLY ARE AT GREATEST
  RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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...DIAL 9 1 1.