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...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 TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA: DESERT AREAS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA. LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH INCLUDE
THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...YUMA...EL CENTRO...IMPERIAL...CASA
GRANDE...AND GILA BEND.
* TEMPERATURE: HIGH TEMPERATURES 110 TO 115. FORECAST DAYTIME HIGHS
INCLUDE 111 AT PHOENIX SKY HARBOR...113 AT YUMA...EL CENTRO...AND
IMPERIAL...110 AT CASA GRANDE...AND 114 AT GILA BEND.
* IMPACTS: EXCESSIVELY HOT WEATHER CAN BE STRESSFUL TO ANIMALS AND
HUMANS...MAKING IT HARD FOR THE BODY TO REMAIN HYDRATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IT WOULD BE WISE TO COMPLETE ANY NECESSARY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IN
THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE SUN AND HEAT ARE LESS INTENSE.
DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...INDIVIDUALS CAN SUFFER
HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS WHEN THE BODY CAN NO LONGER COOL ITSELF.
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE
AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE AND DRINK AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT-COLORED
AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR
HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... DRINK
LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...AND IF POSSIBLE...
SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR-CONDITIONED OR WELL-VENTILATED PLACES.
&&
$$
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...FOR THE ELEVATIONS
BELOW 4000 FEET.
* EXPECTED TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 107
DEGREES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...AROUND 108 TO 112 DEGREES FROM
MESQUITE SOUTH DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER...108 DEGREES IN
BARSTOW... AND 118 DEGREES IN DEATH VALLEY.
* GREATEST IMPACT AREAS: WITH RECENT HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY
BEING IN THE 90S LAST WEEK AND EARLY THIS WEEK...AND IT
BEING SO LATE IN THE SUMMER THE HUMAN BODY IS MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT STRESS THIS TIME OF YEAR. PLAN ANY
OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IN THE MORNING OR EVENING HOURS AFTER
SUNSET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH
HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
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