Excessive heat watch

Excessive heat watch
Urgent - weather message
National weather service las vegas nv
244 pm pdt wed jul 14 2010

...An excessive heat watch in effect for much of the mojave desert
Friday and saturday...

.A strong area of high pressure building over the area will lead
To a period of hot temperatures. If precautions are not taken some
Folks may be overcome by the heat and suffer heat illness.

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Lake havasu and fort mohave-northwest deserts-
Lake mead national recreation area-owens valley-
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...Desert hills...Topock...
Kingman...Golden valley...Dolan springs...Valentine...Wikieup...
Yucca...Bullhead city...Mohave valley...Bishop...Independence...
Lone pine...Olancha...Furnace creek...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...Summerlin...Nellis...Mountains edge...
Seven hills...Blue diamond...Hoover dam...Laughlin...Primm...
Searchlight...Cal-nev-ari
244 pm pdt wed jul 14 2010 /244 pm mst wed jul 14 2010/

...Excessive heat watch for elevations below 4000 feet in effect
From friday afternoon through saturday evening...

The national weather service in las vegas has issued an excessive
Heat watch for elevations below 4000 feet...Which is in effect from
Friday afternoon through saturday evening.

The excessive heat watch covers clark and southern nye counties
In southern nevada...Southern mohave county in arizona...The high
Desert of san bernardino county as well as death valley national
Park and owens valley in eastern california.

* expected temperature: 110 to 115 degrees at las vegas...Pahrump
And barstow...113 to 119 degrees from mesquite south down the
Colorado river to lake havasu city...123 to 125 degrees at
Furnace creek in death valley national park and 104 to 108
Degrees at kingman and bishop.

* greatest impact areas: the hottest temperatures will occur
Within the colorado river valley and death valley national park.
Plan any outdoor activities in the early morning or evening
After sunset.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

An excessive heat watch means that a prolonged period of hot
Temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and
High humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which
Heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...Stay in an
Air-conditioned room...Stay out of the sun...And check up on
Relatives and neighbors.

&&

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Pierce