6-27-13
...DANGEROUS HEAT POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL BUILD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...POSSIBLY LONGER. WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY...THE AIR WILL FEEL MORE "MUGGY THAN TYPICAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEAT WAVES. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S...OFFERING MINIMAL RELIEF.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES: TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 105 AND 112 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * TIMING: SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * 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.