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Special Weather Statement for East Puget Sound Lowlands, WA
Issued by The National Weather Service
Seattle/Tacoma, WA
4:56 pm PDT, Mon., Jul. 5, 2010
... THE FIRST STRETCH OF HOT WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK...
THE COOL AND MOIST ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN WHICH HAS DOMINATED WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL COME TO AN END THIS WEEK AS A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND TUESDAY USHERING IN A DRY AND MUCH WARMER AIR MASS. TUESDAY WILL START THE TRANSITION WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH WELL INTO THE 70S WITH A FEW READINGS INTO THE LOW 80S POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL RISE INTO THE 80S WITH MANY SPOTS INLAND FROM THE WATER LIKELY TO EXCEED 90 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE EXTENDED FORECAST BEYOND THURSDAY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. SOME FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OTHER FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. HOWEVER IT DOES APPEAR THAT EVEN IF TEMPERATURES MODIFY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK... ABOVE AVERAGE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE STILL LIKELY.
TEMPERATURES THIS HIGH CAN CAUSE SOME HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS EVEN IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S ... SUNSTROKE... HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION ARE POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE ELDERLY. SOME PRECAUTIONS THAT WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... REDUCING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY... WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING... AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. ALSO... NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES DURING HOT WEATHER.
In other words, it looks like the northwest is finally catching up with the rest of the country.
And now it's already 60°F (outside, that is, as it's already considerably hotter inside the office), and it's not even 9:00am yet.
*heavy, weary sigh*
This blows (much unlike what the wind is supposedly going to do later this week, sadly).
Issued by The National Weather Service
Seattle/Tacoma, WA
4:56 pm PDT, Mon., Jul. 5, 2010
... THE FIRST STRETCH OF HOT WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS WEEK...
THE COOL AND MOIST ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN WHICH HAS DOMINATED WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL COME TO AN END THIS WEEK AS A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS ANTICIPATED. OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND TUESDAY USHERING IN A DRY AND MUCH WARMER AIR MASS. TUESDAY WILL START THE TRANSITION WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH WELL INTO THE 70S WITH A FEW READINGS INTO THE LOW 80S POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL RISE INTO THE 80S WITH MANY SPOTS INLAND FROM THE WATER LIKELY TO EXCEED 90 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE EXTENDED FORECAST BEYOND THURSDAY REMAINS UNCERTAIN. SOME FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OTHER FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY. HOWEVER IT DOES APPEAR THAT EVEN IF TEMPERATURES MODIFY TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK... ABOVE AVERAGE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE STILL LIKELY.
TEMPERATURES THIS HIGH CAN CAUSE SOME HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS EVEN IN WESTERN WASHINGTON. AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE 90S ... SUNSTROKE... HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION ARE POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE ELDERLY. SOME PRECAUTIONS THAT WILL REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... REDUCING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY... WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING... AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. ALSO... NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES DURING HOT WEATHER.
In other words, it looks like the northwest is finally catching up with the rest of the country.
And now it's already 60°F (outside, that is, as it's already considerably hotter inside the office), and it's not even 9:00am yet.
*heavy, weary sigh*
This blows (much unlike what the wind is supposedly going to do later this week, sadly).
