Heat Advisory in effect for areas west of the deserts
A large area of high pressure will bring dry offshore winds and temperatures 10-15 degrees above average through Saturday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect for inland areas in Riverside and San Bernardino counties west of the deserts through 8 PM on Saturday. Highs could reach over 100 degrees in some areas.
The full text warning has been copied below.
Heat Advisory
…VERY HOT WEATHER THROUGH SUNDAY…
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST WILL CREATE VERY
HOT WEATHER AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VALLEY AND
FOOTHILL TEMPERATURES WILL EXCEED 100 DEGREES…WITH HIGHS IN
THE 90S IN MANY COASTAL AREAS. COOLER WEATHER WILL SLOWLY DEVELOP
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
418 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2014
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT SATURDAY…
* HIGH TEMPERATURES…90S TO AROUND 100 JUST A FEW MILES INLAND
FROM THE COAST…AND ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING…LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF HOT WEATHER WILL INCREASE HEAT
STRESS ON ANIMALS AND HUMANS…MAKING IT HARD FOR THE BODY TO
KEEP COOL. WITHOUT PRECAUTIONS EVEN HEALTHY ADULTS COULD
EXPERIENCE HEAT STRESS AND ILLNESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE. IF 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.
