Today's heat advisory

Issued by The National Weather Service
Little Rock, AR

Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 3:43 AM CDT

... HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* EVENT... AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING... HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS BY MID DAY... PEAKING DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. READINGS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACT... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

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... A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR A LARGE PORTION OF ARKANSAS...

.THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HUMIDITY AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF ARKANSAS.