Seattle Heatwave – Seatac Temperature 102F

Seattle Heatwave – Seatac Temperature at 102F

Looks like another  hot and humid day for Seattle.     People who are used to rain and cloudy skies gets record temperatures .

National Weather Service in Seattle recorded temperatures in Seatac Airport.  The Seatac temperature (102 degrees Farenheit) broke the previous record of 100 degrees, set in downtown Seattle in 1941 and repeated at the airport in 1994.

I remember I watched the news before regarding the European Heatwave whick killed a lot of elderly people.  Most of those killed were living alone, does not have air-conditioning, and can’t easily get out of their home to go on cooler places like groceries, movie theatres or the mall.

It is advisable to check on your neighbors specially the elderly ones.

Below is an Urgent Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
457 PM PDT WED JUL 29 2009

WAZ504-505-507>509-511-301230-
/O.CON.KSEW.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090801T0100Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090801T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
457 PM PDT WED JUL 29 2009

…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
FRIDAY…
…AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
FRIDAY…

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT
FRIDAY. AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT FRIDAY.

HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN QUITE WARM…WITH SOME
SPOTS REMAINING IN THE LOWER 70S AND OTHER SPOTS ONLY FALLING INTO
THE 60S FOR A COUPLE HOURS LATE TONIGHT IN MOST PLACES.

THOUGH IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN TODAY…RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WIDESPREAD AGAIN THURSDAY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS
IN THE 90S TO 102.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER AS THE LOW LEVEL
FLOW TURNS ONSHORE AND COOLER MARINE AIR BEGINS TO MOVE FURTHER
INLAND. BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY IN THE WESTERN WASHINGTON
INTERIOR WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL…WITH MANY SPOTS IN THE
MID 80S TO MID 90S.

IN ADDITION…THE STABLE AIR MASS WILL LIMIT DISPERSION OF OZONE
POLLUTANTS AND AIR QUALITY WILL DETERIORATE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO 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.

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUILDUP OF POLLUTANTS…CHECK WITH
YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.