[californiadisasters] Excessive Heat Warning - Low Desert (5/21/12)

LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-  IMPERIAL COUNTY-  INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO  209 AM MST MON MAY 21 2012 /209 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012/    ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM  PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING...  ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  TUESDAY EVENING...    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE  HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH  TUESDAY EVENING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM  10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THIS  EVENING.    * AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE CITIES    AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES OF IMPERIAL...YUMA... AND BLYTHE.    * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS BETWEEN 108 AND 112 DEGREES CAN BE    EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY. THESE VALUES ARE NEAR RECORD HIGHS FOR    BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY.    * IMPACTS...EXCESSIVELY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE DANGEROUS AND CAN    NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE BODY VERY QUICKLY. TAKE THE PROPER    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE DANGEROUS OF    EXCESSIVE AFTERNOON HEAT.    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS INCLUDE...    IF POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY  MORNING OR EVENING HOURS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT  EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING  CLOTHING...AND WHEN POSSIBLE DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR A WIDE-  BRIMMED HAT TO SHADE YOUR HEAD...THE BODY WILL FEEL COOLER.    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.    &&    $$    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT    WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

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