...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO
7 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES OF 100 TO
105 DEGREES IS EXPECTED.

* WHERE...ANTELOPE VALLEY.

* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME HEAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE
WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

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. 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.

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