{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.9ec8bc0aab33ec827c310313d8c564edf44fcd74.001.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Heat Advisory issued July 20 at 10:53AM CDT until July 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.9ec8bc0aab33ec827c310313d8c564edf44fcd74.001.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lake Charles LA"},"word_count":187,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Heat Advisory: Heat Advisory issued July 20 at 10:53AM CDT until July 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Rapides; Avoyelles; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary\n**Issued by:** NWS Lake Charles LA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T10:53:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T10:53:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T20:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values 108 to 110\nexpected. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values 108 to\n112 expected.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southwest\nLouisiana.\n\n* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening.\nFor the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Tuesday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat\nillnesses.\n\n## Instructions\nDrink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of\nthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.\n\nTake extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose\nfitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning\nor evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and\nheat stroke."}