AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM
MST/ FRIDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW
6000 FEET IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA.
* EXPECTED HIGH TEMPERATURES: LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT)...114 TO 117 MESQUITE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...118
TO 125 PAHRUMP... 111 TO 114 BARSTOW...114 TO 118 MORONGO
BASIN...110 TO 115 KINGMAN...108 TO 112 BISHOP...106 TO 108
CALIENTE...105 TO 108 DEATH VALLEY...126 TO 129
* TIMING: AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVELY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED AT
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS SUCH AS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
WHERE LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR THE STRIP AND DOWNTOWN MAY NOT DROP
BELOW 90 DEGREES.
* GREATEST IMPACTS: CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT-RELATED
ILLNESS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT
STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS... RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK
ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
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