Very hot on Saturday

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VERY HOT WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
410 PM MST THU JUL 13 2006

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LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-
NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-
SOUTHERN GILA/TONTO NF FOOTHILLS-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EHRENBERG...PARKER...BOUSE...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...LAKE PLEASANT...MORRISTOWN...NEW RIVER...
TONOPAH...BUCKEYE...WICKENBURG...CAREFREE...CAVE CREEK...
CHANDLER...FOUNTAIN HILLS...GILBERT...GLENDALE...MESA...PEORIA...
PHOENIX...SCOTTSDALE...SUN CITY...TEMPE...GLOBE...MIAMI...
SAN CARLOS...SUPERIOR...ALSO INCLUDING APACHE...BARTLETT...
CANYON...HORSESHOE...ROOSEVELT...AND SAGUARO LAKES...SAN LUIS...
SOMERTON...YUMA...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...DATELAND...TACNA...
WELLTON...GILA BEND...APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...COOLIDGE...
FLORENCE...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER...
LOST HORSE-KEYS VIEW JTNP...BLYTHE...CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...EAGLE MTN...MIDLAND...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...
EL CENTRO...GLAMIS...IMPERIAL...AND THE SALTON SEA
410 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2006 /410 PM MST THU JUL 13 2006/

...VERY HOT WEATHER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...

...DESERT DUST STORMS AND AN INCREASING POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS
THIS WEEKEND...

THE STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXCESSIVELY
HOT WEATHER IS MOVING NORTH OVER ARIZONA AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER
UTAH AND COLORADO BY THIS WEEKEND. CLOCKWISE FLOW OF AIR AROUND THIS
HIGH WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY FROM THE EAST WITH AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF MAINLY LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH BLOWING DUST IN THE DESERT AREAS. ALSO...TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BACK SOMEWHAT SUNDAY...AND DROP BACK FURTHER
MONDAY WITH CLOSER TO AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR MID JULY NEXT WEEK.

THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF A LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING DESERT
DUST STORM IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX
AREA THIS WEEKEND...AS EARLY AS SATURDAY.

THE POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
FROM A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA SATURDAY EVENING TO
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH STRONG GUSTY DAMAGING WINDS.
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE DEVELOPING WEST ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SUNDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY
AFFECTING THE YUMA...AND EL/CENTRO IMPERIAL AREAS.

SOME REMINDERS FOR SUMMERTIME WEATHER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES...

BE ALERT FOR APPROACHING DUST STORMS. IF YOU SEE A DUST STORM
APPROACHING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PARK IN A SAFE PLACE. IF YOU GET
CAUGHT IN A DUST STORM WHILE DRIVING...PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD AS FAR AS YOU CAN...PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK...TURN YOUR LIGHTS
ALL THE WAY OFF...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE...SO THAT
SOMEBODY DOES NOT TRY TO FOLLOW YOUR VEHICLE.

IF YOU OBSERVE DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...MOVE TO A SAFE
PLACE INDOORS OR STAY INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU COME ACROSS A
FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER WAY TO YOUR DESTINATION.

ELLIS

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