Active Advisories: Winter Weather Advisory Severe Thunderstorm Watch Excessive Heat Warning Statement Air Quality Index Dense Fog Advisory Dense Smoke Advisory Flood Warning Frost Advisory Flood Watch Flood Advisory Red Flag Warning
Currently
Reported at Sacramento, Sacramento Executive Airport, CA
12:53 AM PDT THU MAY 31 2012- 63°F17°C
Clear- Feels Like:63°F17°CDew Point:48°F9°CHumidity:59%
Winds:S 3 mph 5 kph
Pressure:29.97 in1015 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Winter Weather Advisory
AKZ201-311200- /X.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-120531T1200Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 829 PM AKDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY FROM POINT LAY SOUTH... * FREEZING RAIN...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN. ACCUMULATION LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH. * LOCATION...FROM POINT LAY SOUTH. * TIMING...UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS THE AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN END. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. &&
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 326 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARC007-015-033-047-087-131-143-310900- /O.CON.KWNS.SV.A.0326.000000T0000Z-120531T0900Z/ AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BENTON CARROLL CRAWFORD FRANKLIN MADISON SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
Excessive Heat Warning
AZZ020>023-025>028-CAZ031>033-311400- /O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0004.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0006.120531T1700Z-120601T0300Z/ /O.UPG.KPSR.EH.A.0005.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.W.0007.120601T1700Z-120602T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS- NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS- SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...QUARTZSITE... SALOME...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...MESA...PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...TACNA...WELLTON...GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 157 PM MST WED MAY 30 2012 /157 PM PDT WED MAY 30 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. ANOTHER EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA DESERTS AND LOWER DESERTS OF FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CITIES INCLUDE...THE PHOENIX METRO AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...CASA GRANDE...WICKENBURG...PARKER AND BLYTHE. * TEMPERATURE...RECORD OR NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES. ON THURSDAY...FROM 109 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 113 DEGREES IN PARKER. ON FRIDAY...FROM 112 DEGREES IN PHOENIX TO 114 IN PARKER. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES THIS HOT WILL MAKE WORKING OUTDOORS CONSIDERABLY MORE DIFFICULT. HEAT STROKE WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE HEAT CAN CAUSE UNDUE HEALTH DIFFICULTIES TO THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. &&
Statement
1130 AM PDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVER NEAR PEBBLE BEACH. THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO AVOID OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME WHEN VISITING STILLWATER COVE. STILLWATER COVE REMAINS OPEN AND ALL OTHER MONTEREY BEACHES REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. * LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE. * TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS. * SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 6363. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME. PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS. &&
Air Quality Index
426 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FORECAST THURSDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
Dense Fog Advisory
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... FLZ015>019-026>029-115-118-127-128-311300- /O.NEW.KTAE.FG.Y.0026.120531T0818Z-120531T1300Z/ INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY- INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-COASTAL FRANKLIN- COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUINCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE... SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER... CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...APALACHICOLA... CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH... STEINHATCHEE 418 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SPOTS. * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. &&
Dense Smoke Advisory
...A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY... .PATCHES OF SMOKE ACROSS COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH A WILDFIRE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF HURLBURT FIELD WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND DENSE OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES IN THE SMOKE ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE AND LIKELY IMPACT MUCH OF COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THIS AREA AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN UPON ENCOUNTERING DENSE SMOKE. FLZ006-311245- /O.CON.KMOB.SM.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120531T1300Z/ COASTAL OKALOOSA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE... EGLIN AFB 1145 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...PATCHY SMOKE WILL BECOME DENSE OVERNIGHT ACROSS COASTAL OKALOOSA COUNTY. * VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER TO HALF MILE OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY MEANS WIDESPREAD FIRES WILL CREATE SMOKE... LIMITING VISIBILITIES. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS... AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU IN CASE A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED. &&
Flood Warning
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN IOWA...WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER... AFFECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA...EMMET RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE OBSERVED PRECIPITATION...AS WELL AS EXPECTED PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED AREA...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES . && IAC063-010022- /O.EXT.KDMX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /ESVI4.1.ER.120530T0452Z.120601T0000Z.120604T0600Z.NO/ 722 PM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WEST FORK DES MOINES RIVER AT ESTHERVILLE...OR FROM THE IOWA-MINNESOTA BORDER...TO NEAR WALLINGFORD. * UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * AT 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.3 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. * FORECAST...RISE TO 8.5 FEET THURSDAY EVENING. GO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MIKE MICKELSON PARK SOUTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. NORTH RIVERSIDE PARK NORTH OF IOWA 9 FLOODS. BACKWATER FROM THE RIVER CAUSES SCHOOL CREEK TO AFFECT THE LOW AREAS OF VALLEY DRIVE. && LAT...LON 4350 9491 4350 9485 4326 9471 4326 9483
Frost Advisory
MIZ037>040-043>046-311200- /O.CON.KGRR.FR.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120531T1200Z/ MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY... CLARE...HART...FREMONT...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT 337 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S AWAY FROM LAKE MICHIGAN AROUND DAYBREAK. * AREAS OF FROST WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING LOCATIONS. IMPACTS... * DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED VEGETATION POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. &&
Flood Watch
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE AFFECTING DAKOTA...HENNEPIN AND SCOTT COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST CLOUD AFFECTING BENTON...SHERBURNE AND STEARNS COUNTIES MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST PAUL AFFECTING DAKOTA...RAMSEY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES .OVERVIEW....THESE RIVER FORECASTS ARE BASED ON THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN. A DRY STRETCH IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THIS WEEK. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON TIMING AND HEIGHTS OF CRESTS. HENCE...THE REASON RIVER FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE LOCATIONS. AS CERTAINTY INCREASES IN THE FORECASTS...WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED. MNC037-053-139-010300- /O.CON.KMPX.FL.A.0011.120602T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /SAVM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 1000 PM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012 THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MINNESOTA RIVER AT SAVAGE * FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 699.2 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * BANKFULL STAGE IS 698.0 FEET. * FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SATURDAY MORNING.
Flood Advisory
329 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 900 AM CDT. * AT 320 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. RAINFALL BETWEEN AN INCH AND TWO AND A HALF INCHES HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY RADAR. WHILE NO FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED THE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN MAY CAUSE LOW WATER AREAS...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND STREET FLOODING TO OCCUR. * RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING LOW WATER CROSSINGS... ROUTE CC WEST OF FAIR GROVE AT THE POMME DE TERRE RIVER... HIGHWAY 97 AT THE SPRING RIVER NORTH OF STOTTS CITY... ROUTE U AT PEDELO CREEK NORTHEAST OF SPARTA... HIGHWAY 37 AT THE SPRING RIVER SOUTHWEST OF AVILLA... SCENIC AVENUE IN SOUTHWEST SPRINGFIELD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS RIVER OR STREAM FLOWS ARE ELEVATED OR PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN OR OTHER AREAS IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. && LAT...LON 3683 9416 3706 9443 3723 9444 3729 9398 3728 9363 3742 9361 3742 9309 3709 9306 3708 9303 3696 9299 3693 9334 3699 9334 3700 9360 3692 9362 3693 9406 3685 9406
Red Flag Warning
952 PM MDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT OUTSIDE OF THE ST GEORGE AREA. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR FROM THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON TO THE IRON COUNTY LINE...AND ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE BULL VALLEY AND BEAVER DAM MOUNTAINS. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. &&
