Re: Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
534 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009

CORRECTED OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES

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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
534 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2009

...HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CALIFORNIA FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM 101 TO 105 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS TODAY...AND EVEN
HOTTER TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AND THURSDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES MAY EXCEED 110 DEGREES IN REDDING AND RED BLUFF
THURSDAY. IT WILL ALSO BE VERY WARM IN THE MOUNTAINS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 DEGREES ARE LIKELY AT THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL ON
THURSDAY. HUNDRED DEGREE HEAT WILL CONTINUE IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY
AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE TEMPERATURES COOL BACK INTO THE
90S BY SUNDAY.

PEOPLE SENSITIVE TO HOT WEATHER SHOULD TAKE CAUTION TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES FROM HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. MANY AREAS IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY WILL REMAIN QUITE WARM
OVERNIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND FAR NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY...INCLUDING THE REDDING AREA...MAY ONLY DROP INTO
THE 70S EARLY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS. ELSEWHERE IN THE
INTERIOR VALLEY...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD DROP INTO THE 60S. PROLONGED
HOT TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE STRESS ON CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY WHO DO
NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING.

TO AVOID GETTING A HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...DRINK PLENTY OF
LIQUIDS...EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT THIRSTY. DRESS IN LOOSE FITTING AND
LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING AND WEAR LIGHT COLORS. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY...WHICH IS
USUALLY BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...TRY TO
STAY IN THE SHADE AND AVOID VIGOROUS ACTIVITY.

CONSULT A PHYSICIAN TO SEE IF YOU ARE AT RISK FOR HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES. CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY TEND TO BE AT A GREATER RISK
BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT COOL THEIR BODIES AS EFFECTIVELY AS YOUNG
ADULTS. HEAT STROKE IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL ILLNESS THAT HAPPENS
WHEN A BODY`S TEMPERATURE REACHES 104 DEGREES...AND THE BODY`S
ABILITY TO SWEAT FAILS.

IF A PERSON EXPERIENCES HEADACHE...NAUSEA...FATIGUE...DRY AND
FLUSHED SKIN...A RAPID INCREASE IN HEART RATE OR CONFUSION...THEY
MAY BE SUFFERING FROM PRELIMINARY SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESS. GET THE
PERSON TO A COOL PLACE IN THE SHADE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE...APPLY
A COOL COMPRESS TO THEIR BODY AND CONSULT A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

$$

SG/JHM

Yeah, yeah, yeah..."Special Weather Statement" my FOOT!! This is just business as usual for the Central Valley in July-Aug. I had a very nice run tonight, anyway, cause there are no other desert rats (only roof rats) in my neck of the woods, so I had the trail all to myself! (I am hoping for the same thing when I do my run up Castle Peak on saturday!)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
535 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

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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-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
535 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2009

...HOT WEATHER CONTINUING ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...

HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND THE HIGH DESERTS OF
KERN COUNTY. THE HOTTEST DAYS WILL BE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...WHEN
THE MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS WILL SEE HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN
104 AND 109 DEGREES EACH DAY. EVEN YOSEMITE VALLEY WILL SEE HIGH
TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO 103 DEGREES OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES COOLER BEGINNING MONDAY...BUT WILL
STILL BE ABOVE 100 DEGREES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...CHECK THE LATEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THE HEAT INDEX. THE HEAT INDEX
WILL HELP YOU DECIDE IF PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES SHOULD BE
TAKEN...OR IF YOU SHOULD CANCEL YOUR OUTDOOR PLANS ALTOGETHER.

NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES. TEMPERATURES
CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS EVEN WITH WINDOWS
PARTIALLY OPEN.

MONITOR THE LATEST CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT /SFOPNSHNX OR NOUS46 KHNX/ FOR
HEAR SAFETY TIPS. FOR MORE HEAT RELATED SAFETY INFORMATION...TAKE A
LOOK AT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WEBSITE:
WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/SERVICES/HSS/TIPS/HEAT.HTML

$$

SANGER

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

IT'S GOING TO BE HOT EVERYWHERE, PREPARE TO DIE UNLESS YOU PAY MORE TAXES