009  
WWUS75 KPSR 151705  
NPWPSR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
1005 AM MST SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
AZZ530>533-535-536-CAZ562-565>567-569-570-161000-  
/O.UPG.KPSR.XH.A.0006.260818T1700Z-260822T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KPSR.XH.W.0008.260817T1700Z-260822T0300Z/  
PARKER VALLEY-KOFA-YUMA-CENTRAL LA PAZ-SOUTHEAST YUMA COUNTY-GILA  
RIVER VALLEY-IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHWEST-IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHEAST-  
IMPERIAL COUNTY WEST-IMPERIAL VALLEY-PALO VERDE VALLEY-CHUCKWALLA  
VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARTINEZ LAKE, EL CENTRO, MIDLAND, YUMA,  
WINTERHAVEN, COOLIDGE SPRINGS, OCOTILLO, COYOTE WELLS, VICKSBURG,  
BRAWLEY, MOUNTAIN SPRING, PLASTER CITY, HARCUVAR, PALO VERDE,  
QUARTZSITE, WINONA, BLYTHE, VICKSBURG JUNCTION, EHRENBERG, FORTUNA  
FOOTHILLS, PALM CANYON, RIPLEY, LIGURTA, ALAMORIO, BRENDA, SALTON  
CITY, CALEXICO, SALOME, AND PARKER  
1005 AM MST SAT AUG 15 2026 /1005 AM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026/  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ MONDAY  
TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED. AFTERNOON  
TEMPERATURES 108 TO 114. MAJOR HEAT RISK.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MST /10 AM PDT/ MONDAY TO 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/  
FRIDAY.  
 
* 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 WARNING MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES,  
EVEN BY LOCAL STANDARDS, WILL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ534-538-539-541-549-553>555-559-161000-  
/O.UPG.KPSR.XH.A.0006.260817T1700Z-260822T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KPSR.XH.W.0008.260817T1700Z-260822T0300Z/  
AGUILA VALLEY-TONOPAH DESERT-GILA BEND-CAVE CREEK/NEW RIVER-  
FOUNTAIN HILLS/EAST MESA-NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY-WEST PINAL COUNTY-  
APACHE JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON-SONORAN DESERT NATL MONUMENT-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON, SCOTTSDALE, GLADDEN, TONOPAH,  
SENTINEL, APACHE JUNCTION, COOLIDGE, HASSAYAMPA, CASA GRANDE,  
FOUNTAIN HILLS, CACTUS FOREST, AGUILA, KAKA, FLORENCE, WINTERSBURG,  
GILA BEND, AND WICKENBURG  
1005 AM MST SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM MST  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES  
106 TO 114. MAJOR HEAT RISK.  
 
* WHERE...AGUILA VALLEY, APACHE JUNCTION/GOLD CANYON, CAVE CREEK/NEW  
RIVER, FOUNTAIN HILLS/EAST MESA, GILA BEND, NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY,  
SONORAN DESERT NATL MONUMENT, TONOPAH DESERT, AND WEST PINAL  
COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN MARICOPA COUNTY, CALL 2-1-1 TO FIND A FREE  
COOLING CENTER, TRANSPORTATION, WATER AND MORE.  
HTTPS://WWW.MARICOPA.GOV/HEAT  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES,  
EVEN BY LOCAL STANDARDS, WILL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AZZ537-540-542>544-546-548-550-551-161000-  
/O.UPG.KPSR.XH.A.0006.260817T1700Z-260822T0300Z/  
/O.NEW.KPSR.XH.W.0008.260817T1700Z-260822T0300Z/  
NORTHWEST VALLEY-BUCKEYE/AVONDALE-DEER VALLEY-CENTRAL PHOENIX-  
NORTH PHOENIX/GLENDALE-SCOTTSDALE/PARADISE VALLEY-EAST VALLEY-  
SOUTH MOUNTAIN/AHWATUKEE-SOUTHEAST VALLEY/QUEEN CREEK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PARADISE VALLEY, AVONDALE, LIBERTY, CHANDLER,  
BEARDSLEY, WITTMANN, PHOENIX, MESA, CIRCLE CITY, TEMPE, SUN LAKES,  
SURPRISE, CASHION, GOODYEAR, GILBERT, SUN CITY WEST, PEORIA, AND  
QUEEN CREEK  
1005 AM MST SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM MST  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS EXPECTED. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES  
109 TO 113 AND OVERNIGHT LOWS 88 TO 92. MAJOR HEAT RISK.  
 
* WHERE...THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN MARICOPA COUNTY, CALL 2-1-1 TO FIND A FREE  
COOLING CENTER, TRANSPORTATION, WATER AND MORE.  
HTTPS://WWW.MARICOPA.GOV/HEAT  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES,  
EVEN BY LOCAL STANDARDS, WILL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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