Too. hot. to. type.
and the darn cat wants to SNUGGLE.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
WHERE IS MY DARK GRAY RAINY SEATTLE DAY?!?!
Excessive Heat Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1000 AM PDT FRI AUG 15 2008
...HOT TEMPERATURES AND STAGNANT CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY..
WAZ505-507>509-160100-
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/O.NEW.KSEW.EH.W.0001.080815T1900Z-080817T0500Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080817T0500Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
1000 AM PDT FRI AUG 15 2008
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT
SATURDAY..
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SATURDAY..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE
HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT SATURDAY.
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
FROM THE CENTRAL SOUND SOUTHWARD AWAY FROM THE WATER...HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL SOAR INTO THE 90S...A FULL 15
TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IN
ADDITION...NIGHTTIME LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S.
THE COMBINATION OF HOT WEATHER AND A RATHER STAGNANT AIR MASS
WILL CAUSE AIR QUALITY TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE REGION AS OZONE
BUILDS UP IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE. THEREFORE...THE PUGET SOUND
CLEAR AIR AGENCY HAS ISSUED A SMOG WATCH FOR KING...PIERCE..
SNOHOMISH...AND KITSAP COUNTIES.
OZONE LEVELS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.REACHING
UNHEALTHY LEVELS. PEOPLE WITH LUNG AILMENTS MAY WANT TO RESTRICT
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DURING THE WARMEST PART OF THE DAY. IF YOU ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF HOT WEATHER AND THE BUILDUP OF
POLLUTANTS...CHECK WITH THE PUGET SOUND CLEAR AIR AGENCY OR YOUR
LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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