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.HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE LOWER DESERTS ON MONDAY.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA...AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
* TEMPERATURE...MAX TEMPERATURES AROUND 108 ARE EXPECTED IN AND
AROUND PHOENIX...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 110 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVELY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE DANGEROUS AND CAN
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE BODY VERY QUICKLY. TAKE THE PROPER
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE HEAT.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY
MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE
MUCH COOLER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND
SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.