[PBARC] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 4 2003

..HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS ARKANSAS THIS 
AFTERNOON... 

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE 
MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL KEEP ARKANSAS IN A HOT AND STICKY AIR MASS THROUGH THE HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S ACROSS 
MOST OF THE NATURAL STATE TODAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES...IN 
COMBINATION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES 
NEAR...OR IN SOME CASES ABOVE...100 DEGREES. THE HEAT INDEX IS 
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE 
MAJORITY OF THE STATE WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS 
OVER THE SOUTH TO HELP COOL US DOWN.

THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS 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.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS ARE PROVIDED SHADE AND PLENTY OF COOL WATER.

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73,
Glenn