THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: YUMA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...YUMA COUNTY...LA PAZ COUNTY...MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA... NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY INCLUDING CASA GRANDE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLYTHE * TEMPERATURE: HIGHS GENERALLY 111 TO 116 DEGREES WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES IN THE WARMEST URBAN AREAS INCLUDING PHOENIX AND YUMA. * IMPACTS: EXCESSIVELY HOT WEATHER CAN BE STRESSFUL... MAKING IT HARD FOR THE BODY TO ACCLIMATE AND REMAIN HYDRATED. EXTREMELY WARM OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES DO NOT ALLOW THE BODY TO COOL DOWN PROPERLY OVERNIGHT... AND CAN MAKE EXTREME HEAT EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. 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:
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 CA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... BLYTHE
Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial
Sent: 2011-08-02T05:03:58-07:00
Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov
From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
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