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A HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
500 AM PDT SUN AUG 8 2004

ANTELOPE VALLEY-CATALINA ISLAND-CUYAMA VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COASTAL VALLEYS-
VENTURA COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
500 AM PDT SAT AUG 7 2004

...A HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT...A SHALLOW MARINE LAYER...
AND WEAK ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONSPIRE TO BRING ABOUT AN EXTENDED
STRETCH OF HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN
100 AND 106 DEGREES ACROSS THE ANTELOPE VALLEY TODAY...AND HIGHS
WILL LIKELY REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS
IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND ACROSS INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS.

ADDITIONAL WARMING WILL TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...
WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY
AND TUESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 102 AND 108 IN THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY...AND TO BETWEEN 95 AND 105 IN LOWER ELEVATIONS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE VALLEYS. IT WILL BE COOLER
ON THE COASTAL PLAIN...WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE 70S AT THE
BEACHES TO AROUND 90 ACROSS FAR INLAND SECTIONS.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY
DURING THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. A FEW DEGREES OF COOLING
SHOULD BEGIN WEDNESDAY...BUT 100 DEGREE READING WILL STILL BE LIKELY
IN THE VALLEYS...FOOTHILLS AND DESERTS. MORE SIGNIFICANT COOLING WILL
LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL THURSDAY OR FRIDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH APPROACHES
THE WEST COAST.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE...PLEASE TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM THE HEAT. REDUCE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IF POSSIBLE...AT
LEAST FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN
OR PETS IN ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILES...EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY
OPEN...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME...SINCE TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO
LIFE-THREATENING LEVELS.

$$

GOMBERG/BRUNO



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