[EDIS] excessive heat warning - Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial

[EDIS] excessive heat warning remains in effect from 10 am mst /10 am pdt/ to 8 pm mst /8 pm pdt/ wednesday... ... excessive heat warning remains in effect from 10 am mst /10 am pdt/ to 8 pm mst /8 pm pdt/ thursday... ... heat advisory has expired

Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial

.HOTTEST WEATHER OF THE YEAR EXPECTED BY THE FOURTH OF JULY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ WEDNESDAY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HOT CONDITIONS OVER THE DESERTS OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. FORECAST HIGHS ON THE FOURTH OF JULY INCLUDE 114 AT COOLIDGE... 116 AT PHOENIX AND YUMA... 117 AT BLYTHE... IMPERIAL AND GILA BEND... AND 119 AT PARKER. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL CHANGE VERY LITTLE AND SHOULD REMAIN AT NEAR RECORD OR RECORD LEVELS. IT WOULD BE WISE TO COMPLETE AS MUCH OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AS POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THE SUN AND HEAT ARE LESS INTENSE. DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT...INDIVIDUALS CAN SUFFER HEAT- RELATED ILLNESS WHEN THE BODY TEMPERATURE SYSTEM CAN NO LONGER COOL ITSELF.

Instruction:
IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME IN THE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING...STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND DRINK ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT-COLORED AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT... YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER. STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES...AND IF POSSIBLE...SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR-CONDITIONED OR WELL-VENTILATED PLACES.

Area: LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-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... SAN LUIS... SOMERTON... YUMA... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... DATELAND... TACNA... WELLTON... GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE... COOLIDGE... FLORENCE... BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER... EAGLE MTN... MIDLAND... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO... GLAMIS... IMPERIAL... AND THE SALTON SEA

Affected Counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial

Sent: 2007-07-03T20:13:29-07:00