Jul 30, 2010 6:34 PM CDT From the TulsaWxChaser Weather Center... FLUS44 KTSA 302155 HWOTSA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 455 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000- 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- 455 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING DISCUSSION... AFTER A HOT AFTERNOON... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY WARM OVERNIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SUNDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. MONDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. 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 OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. RESPONSE TO HEAT RELATED IMPACTS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ WWUS74 KSHV 302040 NPWSHV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 340 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ097-112-126-138-151-153-166-167-311200- /O.NEW.KSHV.HT.Y.0005.100731T1800Z-100802T0000Z/ SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN- UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-CASS- MARION-HARRISON-PANOLA-SHELBY-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE... PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO... SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON... FARMERVILLE...MANSFIELD...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...JONESBORO... MONROE...MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...COLUMBIA... JENA...IDABEL...ATLANTA...JEFFERSON...MARSHALL...CARTHAGE... CENTER...SAN AUGUSTINE...HEMPHILL 340 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY FOR AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF AN IDABEL OKLAHOMA...TO ATLANTA AND SAN AUGUSTINE TEXAS LINE. THIS ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB ABOVE 100 DEGREES SATURDAY...AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH HIGH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO RISE ABOVE 105 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 70S...AND PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HEAT. EVEN WARMER HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO REMAIN ABOVE 105 DEGREES SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN BRING ON HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES QUICKLY. YOU SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS AND BE PREPARED FOR THE DANGERS POSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT. AVOID DOING WORK OUTSIDE DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY...GENERALLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. BE SURE PETS HAVE FRESH WATER...AND CHECK ON THOSE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT. && $$ D. BUTTS WWWW FLUS44 KAMA 302030 HWOAMA TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 330 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-311100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 330 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON THEN ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. $$ JOHNSON WWUS74 KTSA 302007 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 307 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ060-061-067-070-072-310400- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100802T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-TULSA-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH- 307 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA...ROGERS...WAGONER...SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE BETWEEN 105 TO 110 DEGREES OVER THE WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING ONLY TO THE 75 TO 80 DEGREE RANGE WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THE HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AND ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ WWWW WWUS74 KTSA 302007 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 307 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 OKZ049-053>059-062>066-068-069-071-073>076-310400- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100802T0000Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MCINTOSH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 307 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA...CHOCTAW... WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...MCINTOSH...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL BE AROUND 105 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY REMAINING IN THE 70S WILL OFFER LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THE HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ WWWW FLUS44 KTSA 301754 HWOTSA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1254 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000- 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- 1253 PM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS. LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORMS TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO RANGE FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE 75 TO 80 DEGREE RANGE...AND WILL OFFER LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION. 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 OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A RESPONSE TO HEAT RELATED IMPACTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ FLUS44 KOUN 301647 HWOOUN HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1145 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-311000- HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE- ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN- COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON- CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 1145 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED DUE TO WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. PROBABILITY TABLE... VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY JUL 31. PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...5 PERCENT. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... NONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... THERE ARE LOW CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES OR MOVES INTO THE AREA. OTHERWISE... THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS BETWEEN 95 AND 105 AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 100 IN MOST AREAS... WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. USE CAUTION WHEN PLANNING OUTDOOR WORK OR ACTIVITIES. THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM SATURDAY. $$ 30 FLUS44 KAMA 301631 HWOAMA TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 1131 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-311100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 1131 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SURFACE TROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON THEN ALL OF THE OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. $$ JOHNSON FLUS44 KSHV 301624 HWOSHV HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1124 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-311100- SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN- UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA- NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE- FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG- HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA- SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX- 1124 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES. WHEN COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS...HEAT INDICES SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN MOST PLACES THIS WEEKEND. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS...MAY RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 105 DEGREES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ D. BUTTS FLUS44 KTSA 300957 HWOTSA HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 457 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311000- 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- 457 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT DEVELOPS WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY... PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION. 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 OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PREPAREDNESS TO DEAL WITH THESE IMPACTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$ Stay tuned to this web site for the latest weather information...