Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 458 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-011000- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 458 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 TO 110 DEGREES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. THE HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEEK AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HEAT STRESS IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RESPONSE TO HEAT RELATED IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.