Heat Advisory issued for the Tulsa area, effective until 7pm this evening

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
420 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

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OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-
420 AM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WAGONER...ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...
   NOWATA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...TULSA AND
   OKMULGEE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S TODAY WITH
   DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. THIS WILL RESULT IN HEAT
   INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST
   OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS...
 * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL
   COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
   POSSIBLE.

DEFINITION...
 * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
   EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
   OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

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