000 WWUS74 KTSA 091746 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1246 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ054>072-074-076-100200- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070813T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG- OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE- WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL- LE FLORE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON... FORT SMITH...PAWHUSKA...BARTLESVILLE...NOWATA...VINITA...MIAMI... PAWNEE...TULSA...CLAREMORE...PRYOR...JAY...BRISTOW...OKEMAH... OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA... SALLISAW...STIGLER...POTEAU 1246 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...SEBASTIAN. IN OKLAHOMA... OSAGE...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CRAIG...OTTAWA...PAWNEE...TULSA... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... WAGONER...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...MUSKOGEE...MCINTOSH...SEQUOYAH... HASKELL...LE FLORE. HOT AND HUMID AFTERNOONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES ARE LIKELY...WITH A FEW READINGS BETWEEN 110 AND 115 ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. NEVER LEAVE ANYONE IN A CLOSED...PARKED VEHICLE...TEMPERATURES INSIDE CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH. 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. THE ELDERLY AND VERY YOUNG ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS... STAY OUT OF THE SUN AS MUCH AS PRACTICAL...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE ARE LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS... CALL FOR HELP IF NEEDED. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND IF POSSIBLE...A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET OUT OF THE SUN DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ ARZ001-002-010-011-100200- /O.EXA.KTSA.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070813T0000Z/ BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE... EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE 1246 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... BENTON...CARROLL...WASHINGTON...MADISON. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 DEGREES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE AROUND 70...THIS WILL OFFER ONLY LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. $$ OKZ049-053-073-075-100200- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070813T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-PITTSBURG-LATIMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO...MCALESTER... WILBURTON 1246 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2007 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA... PUSHMATAHA...CHOCTAW...PITTSBURG...LATIMER. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 TO 110 DEGREES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER 70S...THIS WILL OFFER ONLY LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 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. $$