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WWUS75 KPSR 050706
NPWPSR
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
1206 AM MST MON OCT 5 2026
AZZ532-052200-
/O.CON.KPSR.XH.A.0007.261007T1700Z-261009T0300Z/
YUMA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF YUMA AND FORTUNA FOOTHILLS
1206 AM MST MON OCT 5 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
104 TO 107. MAJOR HEAT RISK.
* WHERE...YUMA.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT
EXHAUSTION TO DEVELOP AND, WITHOUT INTERVENTION, CAN LEAD TO HEAT
STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES,
EVEN BY LOCAL STANDARDS, MAY OCCUR. ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO LESSEN
THE IMPACT OF THE EXTREME 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 LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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.
PUBLIC COOLING SHELTERS ARE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS. CONSULT COUNTY
OFFICIALS FOR MORE DETAILS.
CAZ566-567-052200-
/O.CON.KPSR.XH.A.0007.261007T1700Z-261009T0300Z/
IMPERIAL COUNTY WEST-IMPERIAL VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EL CENTRO, BRAWLEY, COYOTE WELLS, PLASTER
CITY, WINONA, SALTON CITY, CALEXICO, ALAMORIO, OCOTILLO, AND COOLIDGE
SPRINGS
1206 AM PDT MON OCT 5 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
104 TO 110. MAJOR HEAT RISK.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF IMPERIAL COUNTY, INCLUDING THE IMPERIAL VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT
EXHAUSTION TO DEVELOP AND, WITHOUT INTERVENTION, CAN LEAD TO HEAT
STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES,
EVEN BY LOCAL STANDARDS, MAY OCCUR. ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO LESSEN
THE IMPACT OF THE EXTREME 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 LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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.
PUBLIC COOLING SHELTERS ARE AVAILABLE IN SOME AREAS. CONSULT COUNTY
OFFICIALS FOR MORE DETAILS.
KB
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