Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR
Wed, Jun 27, 2012, 6:29 AM CDT
... HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH A HIGH FIRE DANGER...
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND LITTLE TO NO RAIN WILL BE THE NORM IN THE LAST DAYS OF JUNE AND THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF JULY. MOISTURE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INCREASE... AND THIS WILL MAKE IT FEEL MORE OPPRESSIVE. GIVEN A CONTINUING DROUGHT AND DRY VEGETATION... WILDFIRES HAVE BECOME COMMON.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL IN THE 90S TO JUST OVER 100 DEGREES. BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND... HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 98 TO 105 DEGREES. HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE A CONCERN.
THE ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS THE ENTIRE STATE IN A HIGH FIRE DANGER. FIFTY OUT OF SEVENTY FIVE COUNTIES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER BURN BANS. MORE COUNTIES WILL LIKELY BE ADDED AS CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.
OUTDOOR BURNING... INCLUDING THE USE OF FIREWORKS... IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED IN ARKANSAS UNTIL WIDESPREAD SUBSTANTIAL RAIN FALLS. THOSE HEADED OUTDOORS IN THE COMING DAYS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE HEAT. WEAR LIGHT COLORED LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING... DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHLIC FLUIDS AND GO TO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT PERIODICALLY.
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