Excessive Heat Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
132 PM PDT WED JUN 15 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR INLAND AREAS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.UPPER-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE AREA WILL CREATE
VERY HOT WEATHER INLAND THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 10-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED BY
SUNDAY...WITH AREAS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND LOWER DESERT
APPROACHING THE 120 DEGREE MARK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY
LOWER BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIVERSIDE...SAN BERNARDINO...ONTARIO...
MORENO VALLEY...FONTANA...RANCHO CUCAMONGA...CORONA...ESCONDIDO...
EL CAJON...SAN MARCOS...LA MESA...SANTEE...POWAY...CRESTLINE...
LAKE ARROWHEAD...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...
RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD-PINE COVE...JULIAN...
PINE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...HESPERIA...APPLE VALLEY...INDIO...
PALM SPRINGS...CATHEDRAL CITY...PALM DESERT...
PALM DESERT COUNTRY...LA QUINTA...COACHELLA...BORREGO SPRINGS...
BANNING...DESERT HOT SPRINGS...SANTA ANA...ANAHEIM...
GARDEN GROVE...ORANGE...FULLERTON...MISSION VIEJO
132 PM PDT WED JUN 15 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

* HIGH TEMPERATURES...95 TO 105 DEGREES IN THE VALLEYS...105 TO
111 DEGREES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND HIGH DESERT...110 TO 120
DEGREES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND LOW DESERT...AND 90 TO 96 AT
RESORT LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IS LIKELY FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN
STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY...OR THOSE WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS
THAT DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING. IF
UNTREATED...HEAT ILLNESS EVENTS COULD BE FATAL.

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.

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.

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