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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Excessive Heat warning in effect until Wednesday 7-3-13

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
250 PM PDT SUN JUN 30 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.

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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
250 PM PDT SUN JUN 30 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.