Excessive heat watch in effect through the end of the week. Heat advisory likely.
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 108-114 will be possible through Friday. Some weather models indicate even warmer weather will be possible over the weekend. A heat advisory will likely be issued for Tuesday onward indicating high temperatures expected above 112.
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 warning from the National Weather Service has been copied below.
Excessive Heat Watch
…HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES FOR TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND FOR THE
LOWER DESERTS…
.HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY STRENGHTEN ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND BRINGING A SLOW WARMING TREND. FOR
TUESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND…HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 108 TO 114.
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURE…AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 108 TO 114.
* 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…AND USE SUN SCREEN
TO REDUCE POSSIBLE SUNBURN. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AIR CONDITIONING
AND SHADE IF POSSIBLE. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED
VEHICLES…EVEN BRIEFLY.
* OUTLOOK…EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
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.
