SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
656 PM PDT MON AUG 6 2012
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
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-
656 PM PDT MON AUG 6 2012
...VERY HOT INLAND THIS WEEK...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK...RESULTING IN
VERY HOT CONDITIONS INLAND. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE
8 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...WITH THE HOTTEST DAYS OCCURRING
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY SATURDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES...
* LOWER DESERTS..................113 TO 118.
* UPPER DESERTS..................103 TO 113.
* INLAND EMPIRE..................103 TO 113.
* SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS.......96 TO 108.
* MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET......90 TO 100.
* MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET......75 TO 90.
* INLAND ORANGE COUNTY...........94 TO 104.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN MILD...AND RANGE 5 TO 15 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL AS WELL.
LOW TEMPERATURES...
* LOWER DESERTS..................85 TO 91.
* UPPER DESERTS..................72 TO 80.
* INLAND EMPIRE..................69 TO 79.
* SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS.......65 TO 75.
* MOUNTAINS......................65 TO 78.
* COASTAL AREAS..................65 TO 71.
DURING HOT WEATHER...
* AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE.
* IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC...NON-
DECAFFEINATED FLUIDS.
* WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
* WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN.
* USE SUN SCREEN TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN.
* TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AIR CONDITIONING AND SHADE IF POSSIBLE.
* NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN
BRIEFLY.
A BREAK IN THE HEAT IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER HIGH
WEAKENS AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE COAST.
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JAD/PALMER