[PBARC] Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
330 PM CDT MON JUN 23 2003

..HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
ARKANSAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON... 

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS PARKED OVER THE 
MID SOUTH. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP ARKANSAS IN A HOT 
AND STICKY AIR MASS THROUGH MID WEEK.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S ACROSS 
MOST OF THE NATURAL STATE ON TUESDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES IN 
COMBINATION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES 
NEAR...OR IN SOME CASES ABOVE...100 DEGREES. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE 
HOTTEST DAY OF THE SEASON SO FAR.

THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ACROSS 
MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A 
CLARKSVILLE TO CLINTON TO SEARCY TO AUGUSTA LINE. AREAS NORTH OF 
THIS LINE WILL SEE HEAT INDICES CLOSE TO THE CENTURY MARK.

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