COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VERNONIA, JEWELL, SUNSET SUMMIT,
LEES CAMP, TRASK, GRANDE RONDE, BURNT WOODS, TIDEWATER,
SWISSHOME, VENETA, ST. HELENS, CLATSKANIE, DETROIT,
MCKENZIE BRIDGE, OAKRIDGE, WIND RIVER VALLEY, LONGVIEW, KELSO,
CASTLE ROCK, TOUTLE, ARIEL, LAKE MERWIN, YALE LAKE, AND COUGAR
457 AM PDT FRI AUG 14 2020
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY BELOW 2500 FEET…
* WHAT…HOT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID TO UPPER 90S BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. IN BETWEEN THESE
DAYS, SATURDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN WARM, WITH LOWS NEAR 60 DEGREES
IN WIND- SHELTERED VALLEYS AND CLOSER TO 70 DEGREES ELSEWHERE.
* WHERE…THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY, LOWER COLUMBIA,
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON, AS WELL AS
ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES,
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS, NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES,
AND LANE COUNTY CASCADES.
* WHEN…FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS…HOT TEMPERATURES 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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