STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR HIGH HEAT INDICES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
500 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2011
 
...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES TO PLAGUE THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S....
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT MAINLY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...LOWER TO MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...AND EASTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
CREATE HEAT INDICES GENERALLY BETWEEN 105 TO 115 DEGREES...DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

HEAT INDEX SAFETY INFORMATION AND MEANINGS OF WATCHES...WARNINGS
AND ADVISORIES CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OM/HEAT/INDEX.SHTML

GRAPHICAL HEAT INDEX FORECASTS CAN BE FOUND AT
www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heat index MAX.shtml


...SELECTED HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM FRIDAY AUGUST 5 2011...

...ALABAMA...
CULLMAN/FOLSOM FIELD ARPT        108
MOBILE DOWNTOWN                  108

...ARKANSAS...
ARKADELPHIA                      118
RUSSELLVILLE MCPL                117
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS                114
FORT SMITH MUNI                  112
PINE BLUFF/GRIDER                112
HOT SPRINGS                      111
SILOAM SPRING                    111
LITTLE ROCK AFB                  110 
ROGERS                           110
MOUNT IDA                        109
TEXARKANA RGNL/WEBB              109
DE QUEEN                         108
EL DORADO/GOODWIN                108
MONTICELLO ARPT                  108
SEARCY MUNI AIRPORT              108
SPRINGDALE MUNI                  108

...FLORIDA...
WHITING FLD                      112
MARIANA                          111
TYNDALL AFB                      111
CECIL FIELD NAS                  110
ST AUGUSTINE AIRPT               110
APALACHICOLA MUNI                109
JACKSONVILLE INTL                108
PANAMA CITY                      108
                   
...GEORGIA...
WAYCROSS/WARE CO.                114
BAINBRIDGE/DECATUR CO INDUS      113
BRUNSWICK/GLYNCO                 112
DOUGLAS MUNI ARPT                112
ALBANY MUNICIPAL                 110
FT STEWART                       110
THOMASTON                        110
VALDOSTA REGIONAL                110
SAVANNAH MUNICIPAL               109
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA               109
DUBLIN                           108

...KANSAS...
COFFEYVILLE MNCPAL ARPT          110
WINFIELD                         110
PARSONS/TRI CITY                 109

...LOUISIANA...
HAMMOND MUNI ARPT                115
MONROE REGIONAL                  111
BATON ROUGE                      110
LAKE CHARLES MUNI                110
NATTCHITOCHES REGIONAL AIRPORT   110
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA              110
OAKDALE                          110
PATTERSON MEMORIAL               110
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER                 109
GALLIANO                         108
SHREVEPORT REGIONAL              108

...MISSISSIPPI...  
BAY ST. LOUIS                    121            
GOLDEN TRI                       110
GULFPORT-BILOXI                  110
VICKSBURG/TALLULAH ARPT          110
GREENVILLE MUNI                  109
GREENWOOD/LEFLORE                109

...OKLAHOMA...
OKMULGEE MUNI AIRPORT            114
PAULS VALLEY MUNI AIRPORT        113
SHAWNEE MUNI AIRPORT             113
BARTLESVILLE/PHILLI              112
CHANDLER MUNI AIRPORT            112
DURANT                           112
HALLIBURTON FIELD AIRPORT/DUNCAN 112
TAHLEQUAH                        112
GROVE MUNI AIRPORT               111
STILLWATER MUNI                  110
CLAREMORE RGNL AIRPORT           109
OKLAHOMA CITY                    109
TULSA INTL ARPT                  109
VANCE AFB/ENID                   109
PONCA CITY MUNI                  108

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
BEAUFORT MCAS                    117
CHARLESTOWN MUNI                 115
HILTON HEAD                      114
DARLINGTON                       111
SHAW AFB/SUMTER                  110
ORANGEBURG/MUNI ARPT             109
MCENTIRE ANG BASE                108

...TEXAS...
FT HOOD AAF/KILLEEN              114
NACOGDOCHES                      112
MC GREGOR                        110
PARIS/COX FIELD                  110
LONGVIEW/GREGG CO.               109
MINEOLA/QUITMAN                  109
TEMPLE/MILLER                    109
TYLER/POUNDS FLD                 109
DALLAS/FT WORTH                  108
LUFKIN/ANGELINA CO               108


DANGEROUS HEAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL U.S. THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING REMAINS IN PLACE.  DAYTIME HEAT
INDICES OF 105 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
EASTWARD OVER THE LOWER AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  OVERNIGHT
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BARELY DROP INTO THE SEVENTIES...PROVIDING
LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE PERSISTENT HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 500 AM EDT ON SUNDAY AUG 7.  PLEASE REFER TO
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GERHARDT