Main Pass B68, LA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Main Pass B68, Louisiana

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1200 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008
Expiration: 600 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EAST TEXAS AND
NORTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT EXPECT TO SEE TEMPERATURES
CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND PROVIDE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES NEAR
100 TO 104 DEGREES. THESE READINGS DO NOT MEET HEAT ADVISORY
CRITERIA...HOWEVER THE RESULT WILL STRESS THOSE WORKING OR INVOLVED
IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT CAN BE MINIMIZED BY
REDUCING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER OR NON
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING. IF POSSIBLE TAKE MORE FREQUENT BREAKS AND STAY IN AIR
CONDITIONED LOCATIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS MAINLY
NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. ANY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY ACROSS THESE REGIONS
WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH
ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
OTHERWISE...NO ORGANIZED HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE HEAT WILL BE THE MAIN STORY ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WARM NIGHTS AND VERY HOT AFTERNOONS WITH HEAT
INDEX VALUES LIKELY APPROACHING 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOME
LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT...HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.