The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for this weekend. With quite a few events taking place this weekend, I know many of us will be spending lots of time in the sun.
Please read below for what you can expect, and the full text of the heat watch.
..EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
AND NORTHWEST OREGON...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S TO CLOSE
TO 100 DEGREES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH LOWER TO MID 90S IN
THE COAST RANGE...THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS...THE WESTERN COLUMBIA
GORGE AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. AFTER A RATHER MILD
SUMMER SO FAR...THESE TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE HOTTEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR AT MANY LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RECOVER TO THE LOW 60S SATURDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...
WASHOUGAL...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...
CORBETT...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...VERNONIA...SALEM...
MCMINNVILLE...SANDY...SWEET HOME...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...ST. HELENS...TOUTLE...
ARIEL...COUGAR...ODELL...COTTAGE GROVE...LONGVIEW...KELSO...
STEVENSON...SKAMANIA
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 9 1 1.
MANY WILL FLOCK TO AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS THIS WEEKEND. MANY OF
THE FATALITIES DURING HOT SPELLS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OCCUR
IN AND AROUND WATER. USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS WEEKEND AROUND AREA
WATERWAYS...AND BE SURE TO WEAR A LIFE JACKET. IT CAN SAVE YOUR
LIFE.
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