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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
440 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2026
CAZ337>339-052000-
/O.CON.KHNX.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260806T0300Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES-MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RANDSBURG, INYOKERN, CALIFORNIA CITY,
RIDGECREST, EDWARDS AFB, ROSAMOND, AND MOJAVE
440 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF MAJOR TO
EXTREME HEAT RISK.
* WHERE...INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, MOJAVE DESERT, AND MOJAVE DESERT
SLOPES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES UP TO 110 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM
75-80 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER,
SEEK OUT RESOURCES PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT.
CAZ301>317-319-321-332-334>336-052000-
/O.CON.KHNX.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260806T0300Z/
LOS BANOS - DOS PALOS-MERCED - MADERA - MENDOTA-PLANADA - LE
GRAND - SNELLING-COALINGA - AVENAL-WEST SIDE OF FRESNO AND KINGS
COUNTIES-CARUTHERS - SAN JOAQUIN - SELMA-FRESNO-CLOVIS-WEST SIDE
MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF 198-BUTTONWILLOW - LOST HILLS - I5-DELANO-
WASCO-SHAFTER-HANFORD - CORCORAN - LEMOORE-VISALIA - PORTERVILLE -
REEDLEY-BUENA VISTA-BAKERSFIELD-SOUTHEAST SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTH END SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS-FRESNO-
TULARE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH END SIERRA FOOTHILLS-KERN RIVER VALLEY-
TEHACHAPI-GRAPEVINE-FRAZIER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SANGER, HANFORD, GOSHEN, VISALIA, ARVIN,
ALPAUGH, LEBEC, MARIPOSA, MCKITTRICK, KERNVILLE, CORCORAN, FRAZIER
PARK, KINGSBURG, PORTERVILLE, BUTTONWILLOW, AVENAL, SELMA, PARLIER,
MADERA, LOST HILLS, LAKE MCCLURE, MERCED, EL PORTAL, LEMOORE, FRESNO,
LAKE ISABELLA, PLANADA, KERMAN, LOS BANOS, COALINGA, DELANO,
KETTLEMAN CITY, WASCO, RICHGROVE, GRAPEVINE, LEMOORE STATION, LE
GRAND, LAMONT, TAFT, SHAFTER, MILLERTON LAKE, BAKERSFIELD, FIVE
POINTS, BLACKWELLS CORNER, ATWATER, TEHACHAPI, AND TULARE
440 AM PDT WED AUG 5 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO 106 DEGREES EXPECTED. HEAT
RISK WILL RANGE FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR.
* WHERE...SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS, LAKE ISABELLA,
AND THE KERN RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LIMITED OVERNIGHT RELIEF MAY CAUSE
HEAT ILLNESSES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO 106 DEGREES
WILL OCCUR TODAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM
THE UPPER 60S IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS TO THE LOWER 80S IN SOME OF
THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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.
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