...RECORD BREAKING HEAT POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO THIS WEEKEND... .NEAR RECORD AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION RESULTING FROM A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-251100- /O.CON.KVEF.EH.A.0002.130628T1800Z-130701T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... ...CAL 241 PM PDT MON JUN 24 2013 /241 PM MST MON JUN 24 2013/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES: THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...115 TO 123 BARSTOW...112 TO 115 MORONGO BASIN...108 TO 115 DEATH VALLEY...125 TO 127 * TIMING: FOR MOST OF THE AREA SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THIS EVENT. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WHERE LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR THE STRIP AND DOWNTOWN MAY NOT DROP BELOW 90 DEGREES. * GREATEST IMPACTS: CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ WOLCOTT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 223 PM MST MON JUN 24 2013 .DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK INTO THIS WEEKEND... AZZ020>028-CAZ030>033-251400- /O.NEW.KPSR.EH.A.0003.130628T1700Z-130701T0300Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...--
BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...
CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 223 PM MST MON JUN 24 2013 /223 PM PDT MON JUN 24 2013/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER DESERTS OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF PHOENIX AND JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HIGHS BETWEEN 115-118 ACROSS THE DESERTS...HIGHS 102-108 IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION POPULATION CENTERS. * IMPACTS...EXCEEDINGLY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS...INCLUDING DEATH...MORE EASILY THAN AN AVERAGE SUMMER DAY. THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ARE MOST VULNERABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
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