Saturday, August 27, 2011

[californiadisasters] Excessive Heat Warnings - East/South CA (08/27/11)



LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-
IMPERIAL COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLYTHE...
CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO
637 AM MST SAT AUG 27 2011 /637 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM
PDT/ MONDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM
PDT/ MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: MARICOPA...LA PAZ...AND YUMA COUNTIES IN
ARIZONA. IMPERIAL AND EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN
CALIFORNIA.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GILA BEND...TACNA...WELLTON...FORTUNA
FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BUCKEYE...NEW RIVER...WICKENBURG...
QUARTZSITE...SALOME...EHRENBERG...PARKER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...
DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY...CALEXICO...EL CENTRO

* TEMPERATURE: DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE 110 TO 115 RANGE. OVERNIGHT
LOWS MAINLY IN THE 80S...TO AROUND 90 AT SKY HARBOR AIRPORT.
SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM
AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES.

* IMPACTS: HEAT RELATED ILLNESS BECOMES MUCH MORE LIKELY DURING
PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE HOMELESS...THE ELDERLY...AND
THOSE WHO WORK OUTDOORS ARE MOST AT RISK.

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. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED
HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER.

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.

&&

$$

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT

WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
319 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-271800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.EH.A.0003.110827T1800Z-110829T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.EH.W.0002.110827T1800Z-110830T0300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...
CAL
319 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011 /319 AM MST SAT AUG 27 2011/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY BELOW 4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING BELOW 4000 FEET FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: READINGS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 108 TO
110 IN LAS VEGAS...113 TO 116 AT LAKE MEAD AND LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD
CITY...118 TO 120 IN DEATH VALLEY...106 TO 108 IN BARSTOW AND
TWENTYNINE PALMS...AROUND 115 IN LAKE HAVASU CITY AND AROUND 102
IN KINGMAN. FORECAST HIGHS ARE SIMILAR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
OVERNIGHT LOWS BETWEEN 80 AND 90 DEGREES WILL PERSIST IN MOST
OF THESE AREAS.

* GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BUT
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE MOJAVE DESERT THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.

* 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 911.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
315 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
AND MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL
HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ547-548-271700-
/O.UPG.KLOX.EH.A.0002.110827T2100Z-110828T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.EH.W.0001.110827T2100Z-110828T0300Z/
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN FERNANDO VALLEY-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN GABRIEL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODLAND HILLS...NORTHRIDGE...BURBANK...
UNIVERSAL CITY...PASADENA...SAN GABRIEL...POMONA
315 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...THE CRITICAL HEAT INDEX LEVELS WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND FATIGUE WILL BECOME MORE
PREVALENT DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...ESPECIALLY FOR
THE HOMELESS...ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK OR ARE ACTIVE
OUTDOORS.

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 911.

&&

$$

RAT/RORKE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
315 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
AND MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL
HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ046-054-271700-
/O.UPG.KLOX.EH.A.0001.110827T2100Z-110828T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.EH.W.0001.110827T2100Z-110828T0300Z/
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS RECREATIONAL AREA-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOPANGA...ACTON...MOUNT WILSON...
SANDBERG
315 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN
100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER READINGS IN SOME AREAS.

* TIMING...THE CRITICAL HEAT INDEX LEVELS WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND FATIGUE WILL BECOME MORE
PREVALENT DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...ESPECIALLY FOR
THE HOMELESS...ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK OR ARE ACTIVE
OUTDOORS.

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 911.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
315 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED OVER THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY VALLEYS
AND MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. ALONG WITH THE HOT TEMPERATURES...MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL
HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ088-271700-
/O.UPG.KLOX.EH.A.0001.110827T2100Z-110828T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLOX.EH.W.0001.110827T2100Z-110828T0300Z/
SANTA CLARITA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA CLARITA...NEWHALL...VALENCIA
315 AM PDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING...THE CRITICAL HEAT INDEX LEVELS WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AND FATIGUE WILL BECOME MORE
PREVALENT DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...ESPECIALLY FOR
THE HOMELESS...ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK OR ARE ACTIVE
OUTDOORS.

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 911.
Source: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sgx&wwa=excessive%20heat%20warning

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