Suquamish Police Dept. doesn't mince words with pointed heat warning

The Suquamish Police Department got right to the point in its Facebook post concerning the upcoming heat wave in Washington state.

"Fair warning: If you leave a child or a pet unattended in a car anywhere in Suquamish or Indianola during this heat spell, we will immediately smash your windows out to save their life, and charge you with endangering the life of an innocent. Your car can reach lethal temperatures in less than 10 minutes in this type of heat. There are zero legitimate reasons to leave a child or pet in a car alone during a record heat wave."

>> Stay updated on the temperatures with KIRO 7 Weather app here. 

An Excessive Heat Warning was issued for inland Western Washington from Everett south starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday evening. The forecast high for Seattle Tuesday is 89, according to  KIRO 7 meteorologists.

As the heat builds, the police department posted the National Weather Service warning and continued its own message with:

We will not dilly-dally waiting for you to return, nor will we waste time trying to open the doors using our unlock equipment. If the child is sweating or the dog is panting, we're breaking your window instantly, rescuing the innocent, and charging you with the maximum offenses allowed by law. We will not let a child or pet die in front of us.

A law went into effect in 2015 that allows  police officers to break into cars to rescue pets.

Here's what to know about the heat wave, according to KIRO 7 PinPoint meteorologists: 

The heat builds on Tuesday, with upper 80s around Seattle and 90s south.  The forecast high for Seattle Tuesday is 89.

On Wednesday, the forecast high for Seattle is 94, shattering the record temperature of 89.

By Thursday, temperatures are forecast to be in the upper 90s around Seattle with a forecast high of 99, breaking the record high of 90.  But there are triple digits in the forecast for parts of Pierce, Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties.

Onshore flow is expected to kick in Friday, but not in time to knock temperatures down much in inland locations. Highs will likely be in the low to mid 90s around the central and south Sound.  The forecast high for Friday in Seattle is 95, with the record for that day the same temperature.

>> See the five-day forecast

Saturday is expected to drop down to 88, and temperatures should be back down into the 80s for Seafair Sunday.

Though it will be scorching hot by Seattle standards, so far, it’s looking like temperatures this week won’t break the all-time high for the city, which was 103 on July 29, 2009.

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