{"id":6149,"date":"2018-08-06T11:16:20","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=6149"},"modified":"2018-08-06T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:16:20","slug":"excessive-heat-watch-for-yakima-central-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/excessive-heat-watch-for-yakima-central-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Excessive Heat Watch for Yakima, Central Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">An excessive heat watch, including the potential for record-high temperatures, is in the forecast this week for Yakima and Central Washington.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The National Weather Service (&#8220;NWS&#8221;) announced the excessive heat watch this morning, Monday. It is in effect from 9:00 am Wednesday, August 8<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup>, through 9:00 pm Thursday, August 9<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;Hot temperatures and limited relief overnight will increase chances for heat-related illness, especially for those without access to air conditioning,&#8221; the NWS&#8217; announcement said. &#8220;Heat stress is also possible for livestock and outdoor pets. Remember to check the back seat of your automobile to be certain children or pets are not left in a very hot environment due to this heat, even if you are parked in the shade.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">For Yakima, specifically, the NWS forecasts a high temperature of 107 degrees both Wednesday and Thursday, August 8<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup> and 9<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup>. The city&#8217;s record-high temperature for August 8<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup> is 106 degrees, set in 1972. Yakima&#8217;s record-high temperature for August 9<sup><span style=\"font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup> is 108 degrees, set in 1971.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">The Yakima Fire Department, <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yakimafire.com\/\">https:\/\/yakimafire.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">, advises <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">staying indoors and limiting time outside, if possible. If you have to be outside, hydrate early and know the early signs of heat exhaustion before you have to go out. The Fire Department notes that signs of heat exhaustion include moist and clammy skin, dilated pupils, and normal or subnormal temperatures. Heat stroke symptoms include dry hot skin, constricted pupils, and very high body temperature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">The <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\/news\/article\/Red-Cross-How-to-Stay-Safe-in-Hot-Weather\">American Red Cross<\/a><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\"> suggests the following tips for staying safe during hot weather:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">Never leave children or pets in your vehicle. The inside temperature of the car can quickly reach 120 degrees<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">Avoid extreme temperature changes<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, light-colored clothing. Avoid dark colors because they absorb the sun\u2019s rays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">Slow down, stay indoors and avoid strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">Postpone outdoor games and activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">Use a buddy system when working in excessive heat. Take frequent breaks if working outdoors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: windowtext;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;font-size: 11pt;font-weight: normal\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Excessive-Heat-Watch-News-Release.pdf\">Excessive Heat Watch &#8211; News Release<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An excessive heat watch, including the potential for record-high temperatures, is in the forecast this week for Yakima and Central Washington. The National Weather Service (&#8220;NWS&#8221;) announced the excessive heat watch this morning, Monday. It is in effect from 9:00 am Wednesday, August 8th, through 9:00 pm Thursday, August 9th. &#8220;Hot temperatures and limited relief<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6151,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6149\/revisions\/6151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}