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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
921 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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/O.NEW.KHNX.XH.A.0002.260730T1800Z-260804T0600Z/
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES-MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROSAMOND, RIDGECREST, MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA
CITY, INYOKERN, EDWARDS AFB, AND RANDSBURG
921 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
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...FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LONG DURATION EXTREME HEAT WITH NO OVERNIGHT
RELIEF WILL AFFECT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE ENTIRE POPULATION WITHIN THE WATCH IS AT RISK FOR HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES. PLEASE PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME TO FIND AIR CONDITIONING OR
A COOLING SHELTER BEFORE THE HEAT ARRIVES.
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.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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