Another hot day is in store for the Door Peninsula with an excessive heat warning in effect for Kewaunee County until 10 p.m. Friday.
The National Weather Service says afternoon temperatures in Kewaunee County will range between 95 and 102 today and 90 to 97 on Friday.
An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The entire advisory is posted below.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KEWAUNEE COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE 95 TO 102 TODAY... AND 90 TO 97 ON FRIDAY. THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
* HEAT INDICES OVER 105 WILL RESULT IN HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. HEAT-RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS INCREASE WHEN HOT WEATHER LASTS FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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.
