Full Notification

...INCREASING TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY... .Strengthening high pressure aloft over the Desert Southwest will bring hot weather inland Friday and Saturday. The high weakens and shifts east on Sunday. This, combined with increasing moisture, will bring cooler weather on Sunday. ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in San Diego has issued an Excessive Heat Warning...which is in effect from 11 AM Friday to 9 PM PDT Saturday. The Excessive Heat Watch is no longer in effect.

* High Temperatures...Inland Empire: 105 to 110 degrees, locally as high as 115. High deserts: 105 to 110 degrees. Low deserts: 110 to 120 degrees.

* Impacts...Those working or spending time outdoors, the elderly, children, and those unaccustomed to excessive heat will be most susceptible to dangerous heat illness.

* AFFECTED AREAS: APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS ... COACHELLA VALLEY ... SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS -THE INLAND EMPIRE ... SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS ... SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING

Instructions:

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. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency...call 9 1 1. An Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a DANGEROUS SITUATION in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.