Hazardous weather outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
500 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

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500 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WILDFIRE DANGER CONTINUES DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND DRY
VEGETATION. MOST COUNTIES HAVE BURN BANS IN PLACE. OUTDOOR BURNING
OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

HEAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT THROUGH THE PERIOD AS
TEMPERATURES REACH THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. HEAT INDICES
WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 100 TO 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED 105 DEGREES.

BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH AND
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. AT
THIS TIME...THE OVERALL COVERAGE AND RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
LOW. ISOLATED STRONG STORMS COULD OCCUR.

THE WILDFIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH OVERALL HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS...DESPITE ANY RAIN THAT MAY
MATERIALIZE LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND DRY
VEGETATION WILL ALSO CONTINUE.