[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Excessive Heat Watch - LA Basin/Santa Clarita Valley

HEAT INDEX VALUES...HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY RISE TO AROUND 105 OVER THE HOTTEST AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND FATIGUE WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOMELESS...ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK OR ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&

Instruction:
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT  TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

Area:  SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SANTA CLARITA... NEWHALL... VALENCIA

Affected Counties or parts of: Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles

Sent: 2011-08-26T09:33:36-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
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HEAT INDEX VALUES...HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY RISE TO AROUND 105 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY AND REMAIN ABOVE 105 UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND FATIGUE WILL BECOME MORE PREVALENT DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOMELESS...ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK OR ARE ACTIVE OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Area:  LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... WOODLAND HILLS... NORTHRIDGE... BURBANK... UNIVERSAL CITY... PASADENA... SAN GABRIEL... POMONA
Sent: 2011-08-26T09:33:37-07:00

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