Heat Advisory 2, NWS Kansas City, MO

Atchison County, KS, Doniphan County, KS, Andrew County, MO, Atchison County, MO, Buchanan County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Clinton County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Henry County, MO, Holt County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Ray County, MO, Worth County, MO

425 
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
933 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.VERY HOT AND INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL SURGE BACK INTO
WESTERN MISSOURI AND ADJACENT EASTERN KANSAS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL HELP TRANSPORT HOT AND MOIST AIR
INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICIES WILL REACH
100 TO 108 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER THE AFFECTED
AREAS AND 100 TO 105 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ON FRIDAY. SLIGHTLY LOWER HEAT INDEX
READINGS AROUND 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST AND PARTS
OF CENTRAL MISSOURI ON FRIDAY.

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-271100-
/O.CON.KEAX.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120630T0000Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL
933 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* LOCATION: PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL 
  KANSAS.

* TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE 
  EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND IN THE UPPER 90S ON 
  FRIDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HIGH 
  HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 107 
  DEGREES. CURRENTLY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LOOK TO HAVE THE 
  MOST EXTREME HEAT. 

* IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES 
  INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS 
  ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING 
  OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

KSZ025-102-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>022-271100-
/O.CON.KEAX.HT.Y.0002.120627T1700Z-120629T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-
MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...
MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...
TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO
933 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM
CDT THURSDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION: NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE 
  EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN 
  COUPLED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT 
  INDICES OF 100 TO 108 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES 
  INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS 
  ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING 
  OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AVOID CAFFEINATED...ALCOHOLIC OR HIGH
SUGAR CONTENT BEVERAGES...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT COLORED...LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION...AND SEEK
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.  HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY.

&&

$$

MOZ030-038-044-045-054-271100-
/O.CON.KEAX.HT.Y.0002.120627T1700Z-120629T0000Z/
RAY-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...
WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...CLINTON
933 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM
CDT THURSDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATION: PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE 
  EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN 
  COUPLED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT 
  INDICES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES 
  INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS 
  ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING 
  OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AVOID CAFFEINATED...ALCOHOLIC OR HIGH
SUGAR CONTENT BEVERAGES...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT COLORED...LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION...AND SEEK
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.  HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY.

&&

$$

397 
WWUS73 KEAX 270842
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING HEAT AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED ACROSS
EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH SATURDAY...

.VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL SURGE
BACK INTO EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS ADJACENT WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL HELP
TRANSPORT HOT AND MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION BEGINNING TODAY.
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICIES WILL REACH 105 TO 115 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY
AND 105 TO 110 DEGREES ON THURSDAY OVER THE AFFECTED AREAS. 100 TO
105 DEGREES READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

KSZ025-102-MOZ001>006-011>015-020>022-030-038-044-045-054-271645-
/O.UPG.KEAX.HT.Y.0002.120627T1700Z-120629T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KEAX.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120701T0000Z/
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-
MERCER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-RAY-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...MARYVILLE...
GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY...PRINCETON...
MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT...
TRENTON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND...
LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...SEDALIA...CLINTON
342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* LOCATION: PARTS NORTHWEST INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS.

* TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COUPLED WITH
  THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105
  DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSOURI AND AS HIGH AS 105 TO
  115 DEGREES ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS
  WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MOST AREAS WILL SEE HEAT INDICIES OF 100 TO 105 ON
  FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES 
  INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS 
  ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING 
  OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. 

&&

$$

MOZ007-008-016-017-023>025-031>033-039-040-046-271645-
/O.EXB.KEAX.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120701T0000Z/
PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-
CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-COOPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...
MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...
MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...
MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...BOONVILLE
342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS
ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION: PARTS OF NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI.

* TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COUPLED WITH
  THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 108
  DEGREES. CURRENTLY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LOOK TO HAVE THE MOST
  EXTREME HEAT.

* IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES 
  INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS 
  ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING 
  OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-271645-
/O.EXT.KEAX.EH.W.0001.120627T1700Z-120701T0000Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...
RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL
342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM
CDT SATURDAY...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
7 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

* LOCATION: PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL
  KANSAS...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.

* TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE
  EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COUPLED WITH
  THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES.
  CURRENTLY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LOOK TO HAVE THE MOST EXTREME
  HEAT.

* IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES 
  INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS 
  ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING 
  OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY
OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING.  KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE.  WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.  HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

DEROCHE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1231 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...

Short Range (Today through Thursday)...

Continued hot and dusty conditions will be the rule through the
short term. The culprit is a stout upper level ridge covering much
of the central CONUS. The ridge axis today extends across the Plains
states northward into south central Canada. A surface ridge of high
pressure across the western Great Lakes this morning will continue
to drop southward into the Ohio River Valley and extreme eastern
Missouri River Valley. This will lead to drier air filtering into
the CWA as well as warm southeasterly winds. Consequently
temperatures will warm into the mid 80s across north central
Missouri to the mid 90s across west central Missouri and adjacent
east central Kansas. Heat indices will be kept at bay today with
high pressure to the east ushering in lower dewpoints. However, by
Wednesday the upper level ridge moves eastward with the ridge axis
directly over the forecast area. The surface ridge of high pressure
remains over the Ohio River Valley as an upper level trough moving
through Saskatchewan forces a cold front into the northern and
central Plains. This will tighten the pressure gradient across the
area and cause winds to veer to the southwest ushering in a return
to warm moist air. This will bring a return to Heat Advisory
conditions to the area with temperatures ranging from the mid 90s to
low 100s with heat indices ranging from 100 to 110.

Thursday the upper ridge begins to flatten across the Plains as the
upper trough moves from Saskatchewan into Manitoba. The associated
cold front pushes into the Upper Midwest but stalls across the
Plains as it attempts to push into the upper ridge axis which
becomes elongated east to west across much of the southern CONUS.
This keeps the area under continued strong warm, moist southwesterly
flow on Thursday. This will allow conditions in remain in Heat
Advisory criteria for Thursday with highs in the upper 90s to low
100s and heat indices again in the 100 to 110 range. By Thursday
night the front makes it into southern Iowa an the NAM/EC are
spitting out light QPF along the Iowa/Missouri border so did include
slight chance POPs across extreme northern Missouri for Thursday
night.

73

Medium Range (Friday through Monday)...

The medium range portion of the forecast will again center around
the continued heat and humidity. By the end of the work week, the
upper ridge that had built across the center portion of the country
will flatten somewhat as an upper short wave trough slides across
the northern tier of the country. This feature will send a weak
frontal boundary towards the area with models differing on the
southern progress the boundary will make. Current indication are
that the front will stall along or just north of the forecast area
Friday and Saturday keeping hot and humid conditions across the
majority of the area. With a few additional embedded waves moving
atop the boundary, at least a slight chance for thunderstorms will
exist through the weekend although any activity is expected to
remain scattered. Any additional cloud cover or precipitation may
knock a few degrees off of temperatures but afternoon highs are
still expected to reach the middle to upper 90s each day.

Deroche

&&

.AVIATION...

For the 18z TAF...continue VFR conditions for this TAF cycle.
Boundary layer winds expected to decouple overnight as the nocturnal
inversion forms. Winds will veer to the ssw on Wednesday and expect
gusts by late morning as the boundary layer heats up with deep
mixing.

MJ

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH from Wednesday afternoon through Saturday
     evening FOR MOZ028-029-037.

KS...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH from Wednesday afternoon through Saturday
     evening FOR KSZ103>105.

&&

WFO EAX

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
105 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-271130-
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-
ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-
HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-
CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-
RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD-CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-
COOPER-BATES-HENRY-
105 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AND LAST
INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SOAR INTO THE UPPER 90S TO
LOWER 100S ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OVER THE REGION AND IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 90S OVER NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL
MISSOURI TO LOWER 100S ON WEDNESDAY...INCREASING TO AROUND 105 OVER
MOST OF THE REGION ON THURSDAY...AND AROUND 100 FROM FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI AS A WEAK FRONT WILL
LIE ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS VERY LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

MJ