Jackson, MS Hazardous Weather Outlook

Jackson, Mississippi

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 209 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008
Expiration: 215 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY

THE COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S WITH HIGH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES NEAR 105
DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS AROUND THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION. THESE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR
HEAT STRESS FOR THOSE WHO WILL SPEND PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME
OUTDOORS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY

HOTTER CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. ACTUAL HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 98 TO 102 DEGREES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF TIME. COMBINE THAT WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY OVER THE AREA...AND
HEAT INDICES WILL BE AROUND 105 DEGREES EACH DAY. ONCE AGAIN...AREAS
AROUND THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION WILL SEE THE HOTTEST CONDITIONS
AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE CENTURY MARK AND HUMIDITIES REMAIN HIGH.
HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY JULY 31ST.