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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1039 PM PDT SUN AUG 22 2010
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
1039 PM PDT SUN AUG 22 2010
...HOT WEATHER ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL BRING 3 TO 4 DAYS OF
HOT WEATHER THIS WEEK. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...WHICH WILL BE THE HOTTEST DAYS OF THE WEEK.
TRIPLE DIGIT HIGHS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS
DURING THIS TIME.
EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
INLAND ORANGE COUNTY.........93 TO 103.
COASTAL VALLEYS..............90 TO 100.
INLAND VALLEYS...............100 TO 110.
MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET....90 TO 100.
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET....80 TO 90.
UPPER DESERTS................100 TO 110.
LOWER DESERTS................112 TO 117.
WHILE THE AIRMASS WILL BE QUITE HOT...IT WILL ALSO BE QUITE DRY AND
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW THIS WEEK. THEREFORE THE HEAT INDEX
VALUES WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST BELOW HEAT WARNING CRITERIA FOR OUR
AREA. HOWEVER...VISITORS AND TOURISTS IN THE DESERTS...MOUNTAIN AND
DESERT HIKERS...AND ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS THIS WEEK SHOULD TAKE
THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.
AVOID STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TO BE
OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LOOSE-FITTING
CLOTHING AND WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN. NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN BRIEFLY.
THE HEAT WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY BEFORE A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
BRINGS SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER WEATHER NEXT WEEKEND.
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MOEDE