Issued by The National Weather Service Seattle/Tacoma, WA for the Southwest Interior
[includes all of South Puget Sound]
Wed., Jun 24

… HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WELL AS RISING FIRE DANGER…
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 90S STARTING ON FRIDAY IN PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM… WITH MANY AREAS REMAINING IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER TO MID 90S AROUND THE GREATER PUGET SOUND REGION AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT ALLOWING HIGH TEMPERATURES TO COOL SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY… BUT THE CLOUDS WILL ALSO KEEP OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES A LITTLE WARMER.

ALTHOUGH COASTAL AREAS AND OTHER AREAS NEAR LARGE BODIES OF WATER WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER… TEMPERATURES IN THOSE PLACES WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL.

DURING HOT WEATHER IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HYDRATED BY DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT… STAY INSIDE IN AIR CONDITIONED AREAS. AVOID LEAVING CHILDREN AND PETS UNATTENDED IN CARS… AS TEMPERATURES INSIDE PARKED CARS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY TO DEADLY LEVELS. REMEMBER TO APPLY SUNSCREEN IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS.

THE WEATHER HAS BEEN QUITE DRY THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND NOW WITH THE HOTTEST WEATHER OF THE YEAR EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND… FIRE DANGER WILL BE HIGH. A NUMBER OF FIRES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN WESTERN WASHINGTON THANKS TO THE DRY CONDITIONS.
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