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Heat Advisory Issued for Pierce County
Temperatures are continuing to rise and a heat advisory has been issued for Pierce County, in effect through Monday evening.
The following advisory has been issued by The National Weather Service:
..VERY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH MONDAY AT LEAST... ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CONVERTED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR MONDAY INTO AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE WARMEST DAY OF THE HEAT SPELL OVER INLAND AREAS WILL BE MONDAY. TUESDAY WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER BUT WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY WARM. A COOLING TREND WILL BRING TEMPERATURES BACK TOWARD NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S AT THE COAST...AND IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S INLAND. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. ON MONDAY THE HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 70S AT THE COAST...AND MID 80S TO MID 90S INLAND. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL MAINLY INTO THE 80S ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...HOT WEATHER TENDS TO LURE MANY TO AREA RIVERS AND LAKES. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE WATER...ESPECIALLY IN THE RIVERS...IS COLD ENOUGH TO BE HAZARDOUS. IN ADDITION RIVER CURRENTS ARE STRONG THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THOSE SENSITIVE TO HEAT SPELLS...SUCH AS THE ELDERLY...AND THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION 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 AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
Areas Affected:
East Puget Sound Lowlands
Everett and Vicinity
Seattle, Bremerton Area
Tacoma Area
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