AREAS AFFECTED : WEST SIDE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF 198; LOS BANOS - DOS PALOS; MERCED - MADERA - MENDOTA; PLANADA - LE GRAND - SNELLING; COALINGA - AVENAL; WEST SIDE OF FRESNO AND KINGS COUNTIES; CARUTHERS - SAN JOAQUIN - SELMA; FRESNO-CLOVIS; WEST SIDE MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF 198; BUTTONWILLOW - LOST HILLS - I5; DELANO-WASCO-SHAFTER; HANFORD - CORCORAN - LEMOORE; VISALIA - PORTERVILLE - REEDLEY; BUENA VISTA; BAKERSFIELD; SOUTHEAST SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; SOUTH END SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; MARIPOSA MADERA FOOTHILLS; MARIPOSA-MADERA LOWER SIERRA; FRESNO-TULARE FOOTHILLS; FRESNO-TULARE LOWER SIERRA; SOUTH END SIERRA FOOTHILLS; SOUTH END OF THE LOWER SIERRA
* WHAT...High temperatures up to 102 degrees expected. Overnight lows
between 70 and 75 degrees expected in the Sierra Foothills where
the thermal belt is strongest.
* WHERE...San Joaquin Valley, Sierra Nevada foothills, and Coastal
West Hills.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Moderate to major risk of heat-related
illnesses for much of the population, especially those without
effective cooling or hydration.