URGENT weather message form the National Weather Service: DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY #LASD 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
451 AM PDT MON SEP 15 2014
***DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY***
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN VERY HOT WEATHER AND NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES THROUGH TUESDAY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND TUESDAY IN THE VALLEYS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES AND IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT TUESDAY...
- HEAT INDEX...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS THROUGH TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT MINIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 70S. HEAT INDEX VALUES REPRESENT HOW HOT IT REALLY FEELS WHEN RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS FACTORED IN WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE.
- IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND YOUTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
NEVER...EVER...LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED OPEN.
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.
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Sherif Morsi, Sergeant
Temple Sheriff’s Station
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
8838 Las Tunas Drive
Temple, CA 91780
(626) 285-7171
Website: http://www.Temple.lasd.org
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Address/Location
LASD - Temple Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff
8838 E Las Tunas Dr
Temple City, CA 91780
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 626-285-7171
