Watches Warnings Advisories
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
330 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008
CAZ089>099-282230-
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-
330 AM PDT THU AUG 28 2008
...WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOME 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...BUT WILL STAY A FEW DEGREES BELOW RECORD LEVELS. FRIDAY
WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY...WITH HIGHS BETWEEN 103 AND 109 DEGREES
IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE KERN
COUNTY DESERT. HIGHS OF 100 TO 105 ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING YOSEMITE
VALLEY...OAKHURST...KINGS CANYON...AND LAKE ISABELLA.
IN ADDITION NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES BE IN THE MID 70S IN THE URBAN
AREAS OF FRESNO AND BAKERSFIELD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. A SLOW
COOLING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND.
DURING PERIODS OF ABOVE NORMAL HEAT...IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO CHECK
ON YOUR ELDERLY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS. PEOPLE MOST SENSITIVE TO
THE HEAT INCLUDE CHILDREN...ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC
ILLNESS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
SOURCE...FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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SANGER
WEATHER.GOV/HANFO
