Heat Advisory in Arkansas

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LITTLE ROCK HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF
105 TO 110 DEGREES ON TUESDAY. THESE DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX READINGS
WILL LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.

EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL DROP OFF DURING THE EVENING...THERE
WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF...AS OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM
75 TO 80 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.