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<br />Dl.i..-e... P.-.t <~(r-~7 <br /> <br />More heat on tap for West <br /> <br />I."". rOt Ih" Welt's weird <br />lJ>rinl( 11<0"1 wavl' 10 l'(Jnlinue for <br />,,'Il/'aM anolhf;or wl,tk California, <br />O"('~"n and W"~hinltl,,n will gl't <br />lb., "'()fIt 01 iI,and it'll be ultll'a- <br />wlldlly hot III Nl'vada, lilah,lda_ <br />h". Montana 'md Ari1<1SIa _ rough- <br />ly lht, wf'5t..rn quart.., uf ,;.,. <br />natIOn. <br />Tl,,' ",..;ttb..t sy~tl'rnllz1.hnl( thl' <br />Wl'.~t ilia larg/'dorllf' 01 high prl'S- <br />surec"nt..redov..rlltah. Since <br />~lJy 1.lbrair rnaS$ has been immobile, <br />Thl'systt'm's windl'lreulalion ill PU8lljnll Irol. dry air from <br />M"IICO'S dl'lll'r~ into th.. Western SUItt'll and turning till' <br />rl'It","lnte>anllu1dooroVf>ll <br />"Jrs a lClrangc timc and I slrangl' pial.'(' fora Ilt>at wave." <br />Natinnal W~tlwr ~rvicl' chi..f fore('aster Harlan SaylM <br />mlllnlf'ntf'd "lcao"trff'allllOOlhcrMayhf'atwavelnw <br />W<:,sllnmyhf...lime," <br />ClmJ;.otologilttlaytlK>we!llf'rn lbird of the nalion had ill. <br />lhlrdwarmesl April in lhepast $1yeaT'll.lVlthtcmpt>ratures <br />mCallfllrnia, AriWflll~ndMont<lnaaverlllling IO.12dpgn't'S <br />almvpnlltmal, <br /> <br />~ \\'calher <br />, Walch <br />'~I <br />_ - non Kirkm;m <br /> <br />Normally, tllp WelIt turn! very <br />Imt int~ lall, particularly inOc. <br />tObH, wilen tile fier('e dt'serl <br />winds called Santa Ana roar <br />through California'. canyons, <br />The spring bot 5p"'1l isgjving <br />Cahfomia a rsre burst of thundt'l'- <br />showers, especially along Ihl' <br />l'O.i-lIland in thfo cenlral vlllleys, <br />But the showers aren't wide. <br />~pread .enoullh to !'Qunleract the <br />slalc'srapidlygrowingflretbreat, <br />California Il.OIlI be<'on unusually dry rot $(Overal months, IL~ <br />winlt'r raill8 were $O~ below normal, <br />S1<ylOf" also noted Ihe air mas~ causing the Ileal wave <br />Slretchell high into the atmoophere, <br />"We're seeing 70.do>gr('(o temfX'ratures $,000 ff'f'tabove <br />l~ground,"SaylntS<lid,"Youdon'I!lt'elhal"f'rynften" <br />There'S II ('hal><:\" the heat wavl' In Ihfo WI.'lII wm bl-gin <br />migrating into tlle Plaw state around May 14.1$. I<'olksin <br />th('l'lai~dornneoi'dtbeheatlN>ca~t~Y'vebee-nunusual. <br />Iy w...rm lor ,",arlY~li ll1Of1th$. <br /> <br />. . . <br />-- --- -- <br /> <br />~"'."",)l;...""", <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />.. <br />- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />,,,,' <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~1I"II'F1Lt'F\oco..___ <br /> <br />The spring hot spell In the West Is spawning an un~ <br />usual burst 01 afternoon IhundershOwers. <br /> <br />~i. <br /> <br />c:: <br /><:.> <br />"'. <br />w <br />c.n <br />e". <br />