Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1118 AM PDT SUN SEP 30 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-
1118 AM PDT SUN SEP 30 2012

...HOT AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER CALIFORNIA WILL BRING HOT DAYS THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW BRINGING THE HOTTEST WEATHER ON
MONDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER ON TUESDAY AS ANY OFFSHORE FLOW WEAKENS AND
WEAK ONSHORE FLOW BRINGS SLIGHT COOLING WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY:
BEACHES AND LOWER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE COAST..............85 TO 92.
INLAND COASTAL AREAS AND HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COAST...92 TO 100.
INLAND VALLEYS..........................................100 TO 108.
MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET................................85 TO 103.
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET................................70 TO 90.
UPPER DESERTS............................................95 TO 102.
LOWER DESERTS...........................................106 TO 112.

EXCEPT NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST...THE DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN
HEAT INDEX VALUES 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AIR TEMPERATURE.

SLOW COOLING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY AND EXTEND INTO NEXT
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WEAKENS AND ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS.

PERSONS PLANNING TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE HEAT DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS SHOULD STAY HYDRATED AND KNOW THE SYMPTOMS OF
HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC AND
NON-DECAFFEINATED FLUIDS AND AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF
POSSIBLE.

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JAD