EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NWS LAS VEGAS NV

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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1000 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2005

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DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK CA-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY NV-
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AZ-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AZ-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA NV-LAS VEGAS VALLEY NV-
LINCOLN COUNTY NV-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY NV-NORTHWEST DESERTS AZ-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU AZ-
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES CA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS CA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY NV-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY NV-
1000 AM PDT TUE JUL 12 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT (6 PM MST)
WEDNESDAY..

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET MSL FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...EXTREME
NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TO
BE NEAR RECORD HIGH VALUES BOTH DAYS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL
RESULT IN AFTERNOON HIGHS APPROACHING 112 IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY..
NEAR 118 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER...AND BETWEEN 120 AND 125 IN DEATH
VALLEY.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO APPROACH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS. PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE URGED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK
IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO...DRINK PLENTY OF
LIQUIDS AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
251 AM PDT THU JUL 14 2005


...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT (8 PM MST)
FRIDAY..

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET MSL IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...EXTREME
NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

A STRONG DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION AND CONTINUES
TO PRODUCE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES THAT ARE AT OR NEAR RECORD VALUES.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL RANGE FROM 112 AND 117 ACROSS
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BETWEEN 119 AND 124 ALONG THE COLORADO
RIVER...AND BETWEEN 122 AND 127 ACROSS DEATH VALLEY.

LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, WEAR LIGHT COLORED/LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES, AND IF POSSIBLE,
SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED PLACES.

[Aslkahuna]

Hit 120F in Bullhead City yesterday and 123F in Needles. Bullhead had a dewpoint of 57F so the Heat Index there was also 120F.

Steve