NWS Issues Excessive Heat Warning Until 8:00 p.m. - Santa Barbara County Mountains 
Event: Excessive Heat Warning
Alert:
...DANGEROUS HEAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY...
.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PUSH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND
HEAT INDEX VALUES TO DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
MOST VALLEYS OF SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. WHILE THE COASTAL AREAS
WILL NOT REACH WARNING CRITERIA...NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION FOR RESIDENTS WITHOUT AIR
CONDITIONING.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE...MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
REACH 95 TO 105 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...THE HOT CONDITIONS WILL BRING A RISK OF HEAT RELATED
ILLNESS TO THE AREA. THOSE AT HIGHEST RISK INCLUDE
CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THE
HEAT WILL BRING EXTRA DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY ACROSS THE
REGION...INCREASING THE THREAT OF POWER OUTAGES.
Target Area:
Santa Barbara County Mountains
Instructions:
NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.
Address/Location
ReadySBC Alerts
, CA
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-681-5526
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Unknown - Urgency not known
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Warning