Alert-Heat Advisory

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-OK20100604144500OUNSpecialWeatherStatementOUN20100605000000OK from w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 09:45 CDT on 06-04-2010
Effective: 09:45 CDT on 06-04-2010
Expires: 19:00 CDT on 06-04-2010
Event: Special Weather Statement
Alert:
...VERY WARM WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL MAKE IT FEEL
2 TO 5 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE. THIS MEANS THAT
THE HEAT INDICES...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS...WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND NEAR 110 DEGREES.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THAT MUCH OF THE AREA WILL REACH
THE TRIPLE DIGITS. HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN
THE UNITED STATES...AND THERE ARE CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THAT
YOU CAN TAKE TO PREVENT HEAT ILLNESS. MAKE SURE CHILDREN OR PETS
ARE NEVER LEFT ALONE IN A CLOSED VEHICLE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
THROUGH THE DAY...AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...AND WEAR
LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.
THERE IS A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN OKLAHOMA LATE
SATURDAY...DROPPING HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 5 AND 10 DEGREES ON
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE RELIEF WILL NOT LAST LONG...AS TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO REBOUND ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WHERE HEAT INDICES
WILL CLIMB TO OVER 100 DEGREES THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
Instructions:
Target Area:
Alfalfa
Atoka
Beckham
Blaine
Bryan
Caddo
Canadian
Carter
Cleveland
Coal
Comanche
Cotton
Custer
Dewey
Ellis
Garfield
Garvin
Grady
Grant
Greer
Harmon
Harper
Hughes
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnston
Kay
Kingfisher
Kiowa
Lincoln
Logan
Love
Major
Marshall
McClain
Murray
Noble
Oklahoma
Payne
Pontotoc
Pottawatomie
Roger Mills
Seminole
Stephens
Tillman
Washita
Woods
Woodward