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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
527 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2003

...DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...

TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY, AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE
DOWN RIGHT HOT, WITH HIGHS IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE. IF
THATS NOT BAD ENOUGH, HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX
VALUES OF 105 TO 110 IN PARTS OF KANSAS.

FOR TODAY, THE 105 TO 110 HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD OCCUR FROM ABOUT
3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS, MAINLY
ALONG AND EAST OF I-135.

MONDAY SHOULD BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE WEEK WITH THE 105 TO 110
DEGREE HEAT INDEX VALUES COMMON THROUGH ALL OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY, AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 102 TO 105 ARE EXPECTED.

TEMPERATURES VALUES SUCH AS THESE ARE DANGEROUS AND PRECAUTIONS
SHOULD BE TAKEN. MANY SCHOOLS ARE IN SESSION THIS WEEK, ALONG WITH
OUTDOOR FOOTBALL AND CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE. REMEMBER THAT
HEAT EXHAUSTION IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER. IF
YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUTSIDE, LIMIT YOUR ACTIVITY, DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUID AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS.

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ELDER