LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS- IMPERIAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO 335 AM MST SAT AUG 17 2013 /335 AM PDT SAT AUG 17 2013/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /5 AM PDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /5 AM PDT/ SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING COMMUNITIES OF YUMA...BLYTHE... IMPERIAL AND EL CENTRO. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS 110-114...WITH WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS 84-89 * IMPACTS...HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH VERY LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT COULD LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE WHO WORK OUTDOORS...DO NOT HAVE PROPER AIR CONDITIONING...ARE HOMELESS...AND THOSE TAKING CERTAIN TYPES OF MEDICATION. 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.Source: NWS Phoenix
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