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Zoey Pedraza, 7, works to beat the heat Wednesday at the Saint Jude Extended Care program. National Weather Service's station at the Havre City-County Airport recorded a high of 100 degrees Tuesday, 98 Wednesday. Today is predicted to hit 101 degrees and the high Friday is forecast at 102.
A heat wave continues to swelter in the area, raising warnings throughout this part of Montana.
A Red Flag warning is in effect for Blaine and Hill counties, along with portions of Chouteau and Fergus counties.
The Weather Service warning says temperatures will be up to 100 degrees or more with relative humidity as low as 12 percent and winds at 10 mph to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Any spark, man-made or nature-caused, could start a fire and fires may spread rapidly, the warning says.
The warning is in effect from 9 a.m. today through 9 p.m. Friday.
And the region also is in a heat advisory, in effect through 9 p.m. Friday.
The advisory warns that the temperatures could cause heat illnesses and offers actions people should take to stay safe.
People should 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, the warning says.
People should take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. They should try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. People should take action when they see 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 people should call 911 if someone is experiencing heat stroke, the warning says.
And the warning is more sever farther east, with parts of Phillips, Valley, Petroleum, Garfield and McCone counties in an excessive heat warning.
In Havre, the National Weather Service recording station at the Havre City-County Airport reported a high of 100 degrees Tuesday and 98 today, and the forecast predicts a high of 100 degrees today and 102 Friday. The highs drop a bit over the weekend but stay in the mid to upper 90s, with the forecast high for Havre 96 degrees Sunday, Independence Day.
The predicted highs drop a bit after that, with the high Monday expected to be 91, 93 Tuesday and 89 Wednesday.
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