Heat Wave To Hit Oklahoma This Weekend

Active Watches and Warnings

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
314 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011100-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
PONCA CITY...ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...ENID...PERRY...
CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...WATONGA...
KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...STILLWATER...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL...
ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...
CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...
HOLDENVILLE...HOLLIS...MANGUM...HOBART...ALTUS...FREDERICK...
LAWTON...DUNCAN...PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...COALGATE...
WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...TISHOMINGO...ATOKA...MARIETTA...
MADILL...DURANT...QUANAH...CHILLICOTHE...CROWELL...VERNON...
WICHITA FALLS...MUNDAY...KNOX CITY...SEYMOUR...ARCHER CITY...
HOLLIDAY...LAKESIDE CITY...HENRIETTA
314 PM CDT THU JUL 31 2008

...HEAT WAVE TO REDEVELOP THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS WAS FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE
SOME RAIN DURING THE PASTS 2 TO 3 DAYS. A SHIFT TO EASTERLY WINDS
BROUGHT GREATER HUMIDITY...CLOUD COVER...AND SOMEWHAT LOWER
TEMPERATURES. THIS WEEKEND...HOWEVER...A HEAT WAVE WILL
REDEVELOP...AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SPILLS OUT OF THE ROCKIES
AND INTO THE PLAINS. AT THE SURFACE...ONE MORE DAY OF LIGHT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES TOLERABLE...IN THE UPPER
90S TO JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES. BEGINNING SATURDAY...WINDS WILL TURN
TO THE SOUTHWEST. HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 TO 106 DEGREES
FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO
UPPER 70S. DECREASING HUMIDITY SHOULD KEEP HEAT INDICES FROM
CLIMBING MUCH HIGHER THAN THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE...BUT THE
PROLONGED HOT WEATHER WILL GRADUALLY TAKE ITS TOLL ON PEOPLE AND
PETS.

THOSE WORKING OR SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE
FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF CLEAR FLUIDS. CHECK ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS. THE ELDERLY AND THE VERY YOUNG CAN BE ESPECIALLY
SENSITIVE TO THE HEAT. ALSO...BE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE FRESH WATER
AND A SOURCE OF SHADE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE HEAT
ADVISORIES.