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- 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 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 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. 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 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 CAZ096-097-042200- /O.CON.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 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 FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA 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. && $$ WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 CAZ098-099-042200- /O.CON.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT- 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 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 FOR THE KERN COUNTY DESERTS. * TEMPERATURE: FROM 105 TO 115 DEGREES. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL SEE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE 80 DEGREES AT NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ROSAMOND...CALIFORNIA CITY...EDWARDS AFB... MOJAVE...RIDGECREST...INYOKERN. * 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 CAZ095-042200- /O.CON.KHNX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 553 AM PDT THU JUL 4 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 FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS BELOW 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. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKE ISABELLA...LEBEC...KERNVILLE. * 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 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 435 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY FOR ALL INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS... .A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES FOR INLAND PORTIONS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY REGION. THE EXTREME HEAT IS FORECAST TO COOL BY FRIDAY AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE COAST. CAZ506-507-510>513-516>518-050200- /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- 435 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT THROUGH THURSDAY...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. * 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 SACRAMENTO CA 426 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TODAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY BRINGING ANOTHER DAY OF VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE ON FRIDAY WITH READINGS ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. CAZ015>019-064-066-067-050300- /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 426 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES: DAYTIME TEMPERATURE VALUES IN THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WILL BE FROM 105 TO 112 DEGREE THURSDAY. * TIMING: HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH LESS HEAT 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 LAS VEGAS NV 350 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 .DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY DUE TO AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE HOLDING OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. TEMPERATURES WILL COME DOWN A FEW DEGREES OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-042300- /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 350 AM PDT THU JUL 4 2013 /350 AM MST THU JUL 4 2013/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS BELOW 6000 FEET UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING. * EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY: LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)...113 MESQUITE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...113 TO 116 PAHRUMP...110 BARSTOW...114 MORONGO BASIN...104 TO 114 KINGMAN...105 BISHOP...105 CALIENTE...101 DEATH VALLEY... 126. * TIMING: EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WHERE LOW TEMPERATURES MAY NOT DROP BELOW 90 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL COME DOWN A FEW DEGREES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. * GREATEST IMPACTS: THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING HEAT EVENT FOR THOSE AT RISK. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL COME DOWN A FEW DEGREES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WEAKENED BY ACCUMULATED HEAT STRESS OVER THE PAST WEEK WILL STILL BE AT RISK. 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
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1047 PM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY... .IT WILL REMAIN HOT AND HUMID ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE FOURTH OF JULY...ESPECIALLY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 IN MANY LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON. CAZ052>054-041600- /O.CON.KLOX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130705T0300Z/ 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 1047 PM PDT WED JUL 3 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... * TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 4500 FEET. HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO HAVE TEMPERATURES APPROACH RECORD LEVELS WITH TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 80S AND 90S. IT WILL REMAIN VERY WARM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT ONLY IN THE 70S AND LOWER 80S IN MANY LOCATIONS. * 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.Source: Various NWS offices
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