WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS- TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS- 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDICES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS...PRIMARILY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 PM PDT AND 8 PM PDT EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE VALLEY WILL SEE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE 80 DEGREES AT NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THREE RIVERS...SPRINGVILLE...MARIPOSA... OAKHURST...BAKERSFIELD...VISALIA...HANFORD...LEMOORE... AVENAL...CORCORAN...MERCED...MADERA...FRESNO...LOS BANOS... COALINGA...MENDOTA * IMPACTS: CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESS AND SHOULD BE CARED FOR ACCORDINGLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR...CREATING A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE...AND REDUCE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE. FOR MORE PREPAREDNESS TIPS...VISIT HTTP://WWW.CALEMA.CA.GOV. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 CAZ096-097-020400- /O.EXT.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FOR ELEVATIONS AT AND BELOW 4500 FEET. * TEMPERATURE: AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YOSEMITE VALLEY...EL PORTAL...CEDAR GROVE...JOHNSONDALE. * IMPACTS: CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESS AND SHOULD BE CARED FOR ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR...CREATING A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE...AND REDUCE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE. FOR MORE PREPAREDNESS TIPS...VISIT HTTP://WWW.CALEMA.CA.GOV. 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. && $$ JDB WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 CAZ098-099-020400- /O.EXT.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. * TEMPERATURE: FROM 108 TO 118 DEGREES AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL SEE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE 80 DEGREES AT NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST * IMPACTS: CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESS AND SHOULD BE CARED FOR ACCORDINGLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR...CREATING A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE...AND REDUCE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE. FOR MORE PREPAREDNESS TIPS...VISIT HTTP://WWW.CALEMA.CA.GOV. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 CAZ095-020400- /O.EXT.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1159 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AT AND BELOW ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET. * TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDICES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS...PRIMARILY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 2 PM PDT AND 8 PM PDT EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKE ISABELLA * IMPACTS: CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. PETS AND LIVESTOCK ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT ILLNESS AND SHOULD BE CARED FOR ACCORDINGLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=HNX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR...CREATING A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT NEED ASSISTANCE...AND REDUCE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE. FOR MORE PREPAREDNESS TIPS...VISIT HTTP://WWW.CALEMA.CA.GOV. 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .IT WILL REMAIN HOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...WITH LITTLE RELIEF EVEN DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WHICH WILL RESULT IN MUGGY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WILL EXPERIENCE JUST ENOUGH COOLING TO REMAIN UNDER HEAT WARNING CRITERIA...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE LOCAL HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 DEGREES IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ052>054-020115- /O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130703T0400Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA... LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 108 DEGREES AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 4500 FEET. HEAT INDEX VALUES (COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY) WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES EACH DAY. HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO SEE TEMPERATURES APPROACH RECORD LEVELS WITH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 80S AND 90S. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...WITH WARMEST LOCATIONS SEEING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING HIKING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING...DURING THE WARMEST PARTS OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALSO...NEVER...EVER LEAVE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPEN... TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE-THREATENING LEVELS. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .IT WILL REMAIN HOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...WITH LITTLE RELIEF EVEN DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WHICH WILL RESULT IN MUGGY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WILL EXPERIENCE JUST ENOUGH COOLING TO REMAIN UNDER HEAT WARNING CRITERIA...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE LOCAL HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 DEGREES IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ059-020115- /O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130703T0400Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 104 AND 114 DEGREES. HEAT INDEX VALUES (COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY) WILL HOVER AROUND 110 DEGREES EACH DAY. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...WITH MANY LOCATIONS HAVING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALSO...NEVER...EVER LEAVE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPEN... TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE-THREATENING LEVELS. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .IT WILL REMAIN HOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...WITH LITTLE RELIEF EVEN DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WHICH WILL RESULT IN MUGGY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WILL EXPERIENCE JUST ENOUGH COOLING TO REMAIN UNDER HEAT WARNING CRITERIA...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE LOCAL HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 DEGREES IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ044-045-088-020115- /O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130702T0500Z/ VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS- SANTA CLARITA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA PAULA...FILLMORE...OJAI...PIRU... THOUSAND OAKS...NEWBURY PARK...MOORPARK...SIMI VALLEY... SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX...THIS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 100 AND 108 DEGREES. HEAT INDEX VALUES (COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY) WILL BE NEAR 105 DEGREES. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...WITH MANY LOCATIONS HAVING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING HIKING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING...DURING THE WARMEST PARTS OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALSO...NEVER...EVER LEAVE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPEN... TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE-THREATENING LEVELS. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .IT WILL REMAIN HOT ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...WITH LITTLE RELIEF EVEN DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WHICH WILL RESULT IN MUGGY CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WILL EXPERIENCE JUST ENOUGH COOLING TO REMAIN UNDER HEAT WARNING CRITERIA...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE LOCAL HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 DEGREES IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ037-051-020115- /O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130703T0400Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO... SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 1008 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... * TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 102 AND 110 DEGREES. HEAT INDEX VALUES (COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY) WILL RANGE BETWEEN 100 AND 108 DEGREES EACH DAY. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...WITH MANY LOCATIONS HAVING MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING HIKING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING...DURING THE WARMEST PARTS OF THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. ALSO...NEVER...EVER LEAVE CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPEN... TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE-THREATENING LEVELS. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 959 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY FOR ALL INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES FOR INLAND PORTIONS PLUS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY REGION. EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. THE HOT WEATHER MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY JULY 4TH. CAZ506-507-510>513-516>518-021200- /O.CON.KMTR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130704T0200Z/ NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 959 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: DAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NIGHTS WILL BE VERY WARM...ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND IN THE HILLS. HOT WEATHER MAY CONTINUE BEYOND WEDNESDAY IN SOME AREAS INTO THURSDAY JULY 4. THEREFORE..THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME. * TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO 110 DEGREES FOR INLAND AND HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY COOL INTO THE MID 60S IN THE VALLEYS WITH MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. * IMPACTS: THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL RESULT IN A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR 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. 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 THE 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. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES AS TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY WARM TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL NINE ONE ONE. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 355 AM MST MON JUL 1 2013 CAZ032-033-012300- /O.EXT.KPSR.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130703T0300Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 355 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL CENTRO AND IMPERIAL. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS BETWEEN 113 AND 119 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER DESERTS...AND HIGHS BETWEEN 96 AND 103 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OVERNIGHT LOWS ACROSS THE WARMER DESERTS WILL STAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. * IMPACTS...EXCEEDINGLY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING DEATH...MORE EASILY THAN AN AVERAGE SUMMER DAY. THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS...AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ARE MOST VULNERABLE. EVEN HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS ARE AT RISK IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLAN YOUR DAY AND MAKE PLANS TO STAY COOL. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF WORKING OR SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE AND LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNINGS OR EVENINGS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK A LOT OF WATER. IF POSSIBLE WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES AND A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT TO KEEP YOUR HEAD AND BODY COOL. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 330 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...DANGEROUS HEAT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. THIS HEAT EVENT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...POSSIBLY LONGER. IN ADDITION TO THE HOT DAYS...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...OFFERING MINIMAL RELIEF. CAZ015>019-064-066-067-012330- /O.CON.KSTO.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130704T0100Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY- SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...CHICO...SACRAMENTO... STOCKTON...MODESTO...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY 330 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES: DAYTIME TEMPERATURE VALUES IN THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WILL CLIMB TO THE 108 TO 117 RANGE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP MOSTLY INTO THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. * TIMING: HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT COOLING EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...SACRAMENTO...CHICO... REDDING...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...LAKEPORT. * IMPACTS: INCREASED LEVELS OF HEAT STRESS TO PEOPLE AND LIVESTOCK...WITH LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT OVERNIGHT. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO/HAZARDS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS ARE NEEDED 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. REMEMBER THAT CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. && INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING #HEATWAVE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...CONTINUED HOT FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WEST WILL CONTINUE HOT WEATHER FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN WITH SLOW COOLING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. CAZ061-062-012200- /O.CON.KSGX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130702T0300Z/ COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...106 TO 112 WITH SIMILAR HEAT INDEX VALUES. * IMPACTS...EXCEEDINGLY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS OR DEATH. THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS...THE ELDERLY...THE YOUNG...AND THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ARE MOST VULNERABLE. * OUTLOOK...SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY SLOW COOLING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...CONTINUED HOT FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WEST WILL CONTINUE HOT WEATHER FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN WITH SLOW COOLING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. CAZ055-056-058-012200- /O.CON.KSGX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130702T0300Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING BELOW 5500 FEET... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING BELOW 5500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 90S BELOW 5500 FEET. * IMPACTS...EXCEEDINGLY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS OR DEATH. THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS...THE ELDERLY...THE YOUNG...AND THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ARE MOST VULNERABLE. * OUTLOOK...SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY SLOW COOLING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. 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 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 9 1 1. && $$ 17
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...CONTINUED HOT FOR INLAND AREAS TODAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WEST WILL CONTINUE HOT WEATHER FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HIGH WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN WITH SLOW COOLING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY LOWER HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. CAZ060-012200- /O.CON.KSGX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130702T0300Z/ APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 318 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...102 TO 110. * IMPACTS...EXCEEDINGLY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS OR DEATH. THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS...THE ELDERLY...THE YOUNG...AND THOSE WITH EXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS AS WELL AS THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ARE MOST VULNERABLE. * OUTLOOK...SIMILAR OR SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY SLOW COOLING INTO NEXT WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 302 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT TO PERSIST THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY... .DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY DUE TO A MASSIVE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-012230- /O.CON.KVEF.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130705T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 302 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 /302 AM MST MON JUL 1 2013/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS BELOW 6000 FEET UNTIL 11 PM THURSDAY. * EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES: LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)...113 TO 116 MESQUITE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...115 TO 121 PAHRUMP...109 TO 114 BARSTOW...110 TO 117 MORONGO BASIN...107 TO 117 KINGMAN...103 TO 108 BISHOP...105 TO 108 CALIENTE...104 TO 105 DEATH VALLEY...124 TO 128. * TIMING: THE PROLONGED HEAT WAVE IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WHERE LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR THE STRIP AND DOWNTOWN MAY NOT DROP BELOW 90 DEGREES. * GREATEST IMPACTS: THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING HEAT EVENT FOR THOSE AT RISK. A TOTAL OF 17 PEOPLE DIED FROM HEAT-RELATED CAUSES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM JULY 14TH TO 23RD IN 2005...WHEN TEMPERATURES WERE OBSERVED AT OR ABOVE 112 FROM THE 14TH TO 17TH. THE PEAK TEMPERATURE DURING THAT PERIOD WAS 117. CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. CRAMPS...HEAT EXHAUSTION...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. HEAT EXHAUSTION SYMPTOMS INCLUDE NAUSEA...HEADACHES...DIZZINESS AND PROFUSE SWEATING. TREATMENT: GET INDOORS...COOL THE BODY AND DRINK WATER. HEAT STROKE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN BODY TEMPERATURE WHICH LEADS TO DELIRIOUSNESS...UNCONSCIOUSNESS AND RED...DRY SKIN. DEATH CAN OCCUR WHEN BODY TEMPERATURES REACH OR EXCEED 106-107 DEGREES. TREATMENT: COOL THE BODY...SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. 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 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. && $$ MORGAN
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