[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Excessive Heat Warning - CAL Low Desert

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE  HEAT WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND FAR SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TACNA...WELLTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO... QUARTZSITE... SALOME...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER... EHRENBERG...PARKER * TEMPERATURE: HIGH TEMPERATURES 111-113 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&

Instruction:
 * IMPACTS: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO SUCH WARM TEMPERATURES SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. THOSE WHO WORK OUTDOORS...AS WELL AS THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE MOST AT RISK. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR 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.

Area:  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA... TACNA... WELLTON... BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO

Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial

Sent: 2011-09-08T04:18:25-07:00

Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ)

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