Monday, August 23, 2010

[californiadisasters] Excessive Heat Warnings - SoCal (8/23/10-PM)



...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING DAYTIME TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES TO THE
VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH
SEVERAL RECORDS EXPECTED TO BE BROKEN. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE
SLIGHTLY AS WELL WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW FORMING ALOFT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED
HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX
READINGS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ046-051>054-240900-
/O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0002.100824T1900Z-100826T0300Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING...TOPANGA...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA...
LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
605 PM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX READINGS...A MEASURE OF THE LEVEL OF
DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY...
ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 100 EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY AT ELEVATIONS
BELOW 4000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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 COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

KITTELL/KAPLAN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
605 PM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO EASTERN
CALIFORNIA...BRINGING DAYTIME TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES TO THE
VALLEYS AND LOWER MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH
SEVERAL RECORDS EXPECTED TO BE BROKEN. HUMIDITIES WILL RISE
SLIGHTLY AS WELL WITH SOUTHEAST FLOW FORMING ALOFT. THE
COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES AND SLIGHTLY INCREASED
HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX
READINGS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ044-045-088-547-548-240900-
/O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0002.100824T1900Z-100826T0300Z/
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU...
THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY...
SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA...WOODLAND HILLS...
NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...
POMONA
605 PM PDT MON AUG 23 2010

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX READINGS...A MEASURE OF THE LEVEL OF
DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY...
ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 105 EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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 COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=lox&wwa=excessive%20heat%20warning
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