URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 2013
...DANGEROUS HEAT THROUGH THURSDAY...
.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES.
THIS HEAT EVENT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH AT LEAST 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.
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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
330 AM PDT TUE JUL 2 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 115 DEGREE 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 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.
