Heat Wave

The heat wave is a comin'... They are saying 10-20 degrees HOTTER than normal next week... Maybe I will head back in the ocean for a little boogie boarding :) (I thought maybe I was done for the season, hehe)

... HEAT WAVE TO IMPACT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN STATES EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE WITH RECORD HIGHS POSSIBLE.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THIS WEEKEND AND MOVE OVER OREGON MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. DRY NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND THE HIGH WILL INCREASE THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND BRING HOT... DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

COOLEST AREAS WILL BE THE BEACHES WHERE HIGHS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 80S. BUT JUST A MILE OR TWO INLAND THE HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 90S. FARTHER INLAND... VALLEY AND FOOTHILL HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 110. MOUNTAIN HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 100 DEGREES AT 3000 FEET TO AROUND 80 DEGREES AT 6000 FEET.

IN THE HIGH DESERTS... AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 95 TO 105. IN THE LOWER DESERTS THE HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 110.

THE HOT... DRY CONDITIONS AND WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER NEXT WEEK. THE OFFSHORE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG WITH THIS EVENT. HOWEVER... THE COMBINATION OF TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT... SINGLE DIGIT HUMIDITIES... AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE HAZARD POTENTIAL NEXT WEEK.

THE HIGH IS FORECAST TO BREAK DOWN FOR GRADUAL COOLING NEXT WEEKEND.

PREVENT HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. WEAR LIGHT-COLORED AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN ENCLOSED AUTOMOBILES... EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME.