EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM MST SUN JUL 06 2008
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...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING.
A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY
BRINGING DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 112 DEGREES IN THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY AND AROUND 115 DEGREES IN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...LAKE HAVASU
CITY...AND BULLHEAD CITY. DEATH VALLEY IS FORECAST TO REACH 124
DEGREES.
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES
IS EXPECTED. THE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. USE EXTRA
CAUTION AND REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY OUT OF THE
SUNSHINE AND IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE AND CHECK UP
ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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ASG
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