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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
144 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026

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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-
Including the cities of Planada, Sanger, Madera, Bakersfield,
Oakhurst, North Fork, Alpaugh, Goshen, Lost Hills, Kerman, Five
Points, Tulare, Parlier, Le Grand, Mariposa, Coarsegold, Kingsburg,
Merced, Shafter, Kettleman City, El Portal, Lemoore, Blackwells
Corner, Lake Mcclure, Buttonwillow, Wasco, Coalinga, Hanford,
Millerton Lake, Fresno, Richgrove, Porterville, San Luis Reservoir,
Corcoran, Visalia, Camp Nelson, Lamont, McKittrick, Taft, Lemoore
Station, Avenal, Bass Lake, Selma, Delano, Auberry, Los Banos, Arvin,
Atwater, and Fish Camp
144 AM PDT Sat Oct 3 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...High temperatures up to 103 degrees expected with the
  warmest temperatures will be located in the southern San Joaquin
  Valley. Overnight lows between 70 and 75 degrees expected in the
  Sierra Foothills where the thermal belt is strongest.

* WHERE...San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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