Excessive Heat Watch in effect from Thursday, 2:36 PM PDT until Saturday, 9:00 PM PDT.
Source: National Weather Service Portland OR
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY…COAST RANGE…AND WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE…
* LOW TEMPERATURES: UPPER 50S TO UPPER 60S.
* HIGH TEMPERATURES: UPPER 90S TO 102.
* IMPACTS: THE ELDERLY…YOUTH…AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT. THOSE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS WILL BE AT AN INCREASED RISK OF DEHYDRATION AND HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. HOT TEMPERATURES WILL 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.
YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
THOSE SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IN THE OCEAN…LAKES…POOLS… OR RIVERS SHOULD BE DILIGENT ABOUT WATER SAFETY. WEAR A LIFE PRESERVING VEST…MAINTAIN A GOOD DISTANCE FROM MOVING BOATS… AND ONLY SWIM TO YOUR ABILITIES.
