Heat Advisory in effect through Sunday for the Coachella Valley. Excessive Heat Warnings for areas south and east.
A strong ridge of high pressure will bring potentially excessive heat to the lower deserts through the end of week, possibly extending into the weekend.
High temperatures 108-116 will be possible through Sunday. A heat advisory is in effect for the low deserts in the Coachella Valley and San Gorgonio Pass through Sunday evening. An excessive heat warning may be issued toward the end of the week.
An excessive heat warning is in effect for areas east and south in Riverside and Imperial counties. High temperatures 110-116 are expected with overnight lows possibly not dipping below the mid 80’s.
An excessive heat watch is in effect for the high desert cities in the Mojave desert from Thursday at 10 am through Monday at 11 pm.
Avoid strenuous outdoor activity if possible. If youhave to be outside drink plenty of non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated fluids. Wear lightweight loose-fitting clothing. Wear a hat to shield yourself from the sun and use sun screento reduce possible sunburn. Take advantage of air conditioningand shade if possible. Never leave children or pets in enclosedvehicles, even briefly.
The full text warnings from the National Weather Service have been copied below.
Heat Advisory
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
255 AM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015
…HOT WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE LOWER DESERTS…
.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND BRINGING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
VERY HOT DAYS IN THE LOWER DESERTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
FROM 110 TO 115 EACH DAY. GRADUAL COOLING IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
AS THE HIGH DRIFTS OFF TO THE EAST.
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY…
* TEMPERATURE…HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 108 TO 115.
* IMPACTS…AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU
HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE…DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC…NON-
CAFFEINATED FLUIDS. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
AIR CONDITIONING. CHECK FOR THE LOCATION OF COOLING CENTERS IN
YOUR AREA. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES…
EVEN BRIEFLY.
* OUTLOOK…SLOW COOLING TREND NEXT WEEK.
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.
FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX
Excessive Heat Warning
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
317 AM MST TUE JUN 16 2015
…FIRST SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE OF THE YEAR EXPECTED THIS WEEK
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK…
.THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED HEAT EVENT LIKELY LASTING MORE THAN ONE
WEEK.
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…BUCKEYE…LAKE PLEASANT…MORRISTOWN…
NEW RIVER…TONOPAH…WICKENBURG…CAREFREE…CAVE CREEK…
CHANDLER…FOUNTAIN HILLS…GILBERT…GLENDALE…MESA…PEORIA…
PHOENIX…SCOTTSDALE…SUN CITY…TEMPE…FORTUNA FOOTHILLS…
SAN LUIS…SOMERTON…YUMA…DATELAND…TACNA…WELLTON…
GILA BEND…APACHE JUNCTION…CASA GRANDE…COOLIDGE…FLORENCE…
BLYTHE…CHIRIACO SUMMIT…DESERT CENTER…EAGLE MOUNTAIN…
BRAWLEY…CALEXICO…EL CENTRO…GLAMIS…IMPERIAL…
THE SALTON SEA
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM
PDT/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ MONDAY…
* AFFECTED AREA…THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA…ALONG WITH PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THIS
INCLUDES THE PHOENIX METRO AREA…GILA BEND…CASA GRANDE…
YUMA…EL CENTRO…BLYTHE…QUARTZSITE…AND PARKER.
* TEMPERATURE…AFTERNOON HIGHS RANGING FROM 110-115. OVERNIGHT
LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE MID 80S WITHIN THE POPULATED URBAN
AREAS.
* IMPACTS…PEOPLE PLAYING OR WORKING OUTDOORS…AS WELL AS
THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING…WILL FACE AN
ELEVATED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. DEPENDING UPON THE
AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE AND THE HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL…HEAT
ILLNESS CAN RANGE FROM MILD TO FATAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
NEVER LEAVE KIDS OR PETS UNATTENDED IN CARS…AND BRING PETS
INSIDE. DRINK MORE WATER THAN USUAL. WHEN OUTDOORS…WEAR LIGHT
COLORED CLOTHING AND KEEP YOUR HEAD AND BODY COOLER WITH A HAT.
TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENTS. PUBLIC PLACES WITH AIR CONDITIONING INCLUDE
LIBRARIES…COMMUNITY CENTERS…MALLS…AND SPECIAL REFUGE
STATIONS.
RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT ILLNESS. EARLY SYMPTOMS
INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS HEADACHE…THIRST…AND MUSCLE CRAMPS.
SERIOUS AND SEVERE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE NAUSEA…SWEATING THAT HAS
STOPPED…AND UNCONSCIOUSNESS…AND POSSIBLY DEATH.
STAY COOL…STAY HYDRATED…STAY INFORMED.
Excessive Heat Watch
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
239 AM PDT TUE JUN 16 2015
…HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION WILL BRING VERY HOT
TEMPERATURES TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT THROUGH THE WEEKEND…
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LAKE HAVASU CITY…DESERT HILLS…
TOPOCK…KINGMAN…GOLDEN VALLEY…DOLAN SPRINGS…VALENTINE…
WIKIEUP…YUCCA…BULLHEAD CITY…MOHAVE VALLEY…FURNACE CREEK…
STOVEPIPE WELLS…SHOSHONE…BARSTOW…DAGGETT…FORT IRWIN…
BAKER…MOUNTAIN PASS…MITCHELL CAVERNS…MORONGO VALLEY…
YUCCA VALLEY…TWENTYNINE PALMS…VIDAL JUNCTION…NEEDLES…
MESQUITE…OVERTON…MOAPA…PAHRUMP…INDIAN SPRINGS…
DESERT ROCK…AMARGOSA VALLEY…LAS VEGAS…NORTH LAS VEGAS…
HENDERSON…BOULDER CITY…HOOVER DAM…LAUGHLIN…PRIMM…
SEARCHLIGHT…CAL-NEV-ARI
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING…
* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: LAS VEGAS AND BARSTOW…107 TO 112.
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY…110 TO 118. DEATH VALLEY…122 TO 127.
KINGMAN…102 TO 105.
* TIMING: VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HOTTEST
DAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE WEEKEND.
* GREATEST IMPACTS: CHILDREN…PETS…THE ELDERLY…THE
HOMELESS…AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION…CRAMPS
OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS…RELATIVES…AND
NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF
THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
