HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING & AREAS AFFECTED.THE WESTERN MO OZARKS & FAR SOUTHEASTERN KS THROUGH WED EVENING.

* TEMP.TEMPS & HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CLIMB TO
99 TO 102 DEGREES LATER THIS AFTERNOON & TO 102 TO 105 DEGREES WED AFTERNOON. A FEW SHOWERS ALONG WITH CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST IS SOME AREAS INTO LATER THIS AFTERNOON.WHICH MAY KEEP TEMPS SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

* IMPACTS.THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY WARM TEMPS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. YOUNG CHILDREN.THE ELDERLY.& THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

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