...DANGEROUS HEAT THROUGH THURSDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT FEW DAYS BRINGING VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. THIS HEAT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES BY FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HOT DAYS... OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S...OFFERING MINIMAL RELIEF. CAZ015>019-064-066-067-040000- /O.CON.KSTO.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ 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 353 AM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES: DAYTIME TEMPERATURE VALUES IN THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WILL CLIMB TO THE 105 TO 112 DEGREE RANGE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. OVERNIGHT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP MOSTLY INTO THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. * TIMING: HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH LESS HEAT EXPECTED BY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO...SACRAMENTO...CHICO... REDDING...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...LAKEPORT. * IMPACTS: INCREASED LEVELS OF HEAT STRESS TO PEOPLE...PETS 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 FRANCISCO BAY AREA 426 AM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY FOR ALL INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER CALIFORNIA THROUGH 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 THURSDAY JULY 4TH. CAZ506-507-510>513-516>518-040000- /O.CON.KMTR.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0200Z/ 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- 426 AM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: DAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...NIGHTS WILL BE VERY WARM...ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS AND IN THE HILLS. * 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 LAS VEGAS NV 258 AM PDT WED JUL 3 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>022-032300- /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 258 AM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 /258 AM MST WED JUL 3 2013/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT BELOW 6000 FEET. * EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES: LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)...113 TO 115 MESQUITE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...113 TO 120 PAHRUMP...110 TO 112 BARSTOW...112 TO 114 MORONGO BASIN...106 TO 116 KINGMAN... 104 TO 108 BISHOP...105 TO 107 CALIENTE...101 TO 106 DEATH VALLEY...126 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. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 207 AM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 NVZ030-033-035>039-040000- /O.CON.KLKN.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130704T0000Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 207 AM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100 IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS OF EASTERN NEVADA AND OTHER PLACES UP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET. LOWER VALLEYS IN NORTHERN NEVADA WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 90S TO MID 100S. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN * IMPACTS...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS...AND THOSE WHO WORK OUTDOORS ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. DO NOT LEAVE PETS... CHILDREN...AND THE ELDERLY IN VEHICLES. REMEMBER BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACK SEAT! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN UNUSUALLY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY. 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. HOT WEATHER WILL PLACE AN ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON PETS AND LIVESTOCK. BE SURE LIVESTOCK AND OUTDOOR PETS HAVE A SUFFICIENT WATER SUPPLY. && $$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1100 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013 CAZ089>094-031600- /O.CON.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ 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- 1100 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS 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...COARSEGOLD...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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1100 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013 CAZ096-097-031600- /O.CON.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1100 PM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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