000 WWUS74 KTSA 190105 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 805 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191000- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060722T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE... VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON... HUGO...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI... PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU 805 PM CDT TUE JUL 18 2006 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN... SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG... OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK... OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE... MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH...PITTSBURG...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 100 TO 106 DEGREE RANGE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH NIGHTTIME MINIMUMS ONLY FALLING INTO MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 115 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT MAY OCCUR OVER THE WEEKEND. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE AFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105 DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS. THE HEAT INDEX IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES. 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 LIKELY. STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED...ELIMINATED OR RESCHEDULED TO THE COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. YOUR BODY CAN LOSE UP TO A GALLON OF WATER AN HOUR THROUGH PERSPIRATION. ALCOHOLIC AND CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES OR BEVERAGES WITH A HIGH SUGAR CONTENT CAN INCREASE THE RATE OF WATER LOSS IN YOUR BODY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN...AND USE A SUN SCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN. SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION INCLUDE...HEAVY SWEATING... PALENESS...COLD/CLAMMY SKIN...MUSCLE CRAMPS...IRRITABILITY...TIREDNESS OR DIZZINESS...HEADACHE OR A "SICK STOMACH" FEELING OR VOMITING. NEVER LEAVE ANYONE...INCLUDING PETS...IN A CLOSED...PARKED VEHICLE. TEMPERATURES INSIDE CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH. OUTDOOR PETS CAN ALSO SUCCUMB TO THE AFFECTS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATE DRINKING WATER AND A SHADY PLACE TO REST. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. $$