Heat Advisory in effect for Banning Pass and Inland Empire through Tuesday
A large ridge of high pressure will bring weak offshore winds and warm temperatures to areas west of the mountains through Monday. Highs could reach 10-15 degrees above average.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 7 PM Tuesday for areas through the Banning Pass extending west into the Inland Empire.
The full text warning has been copied below.
Heat Advisory
…HEAT ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
.EXPANDING HIGH PRESSURE AND OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BRING HOT
WEATHER TO THE REGION FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
358 AM PDT FRI SEP 12 2014
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM PDT
TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 PM PDT
TUESDAY.
* TEMPERATURE…COASTAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 80S
SATURDAY AND LOWER 90S SUNDAY AND MONDAY. INLAND AREAS WILL SEE
TEMPERATURES REACH THE LOWER 100S.
* IMPACTS…VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN BE STRESSFUL TO ANIMALS AND
HUMANS…MAKING IT HARD FOR THE BODY TO ACCLIMATE AND REMAIN
HYDRATED.
* LOCATIONS…ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES SATURDAY BECOMING EVEN
HOTTER FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS COASTAL AND INLAND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF OVER 100 DEGREES WILL
OCCUR IN THE INLAND VALLEYS.
* TIMING…THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. SLOW COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN TUESDAY.
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.
