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Heat Wave Heading Your Way, Los Al, Rossmoor, Seal Beach

Temperatures are expected to spike through the three communities.

Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and Rossmoor will get their first official heat wave of the summer,  the National Weather Service forecasts.

The high temps are courtesy a strong high pressure system expected to develop over Nevada and Utah toward the end of the week.

The week started out with mild temperatures in the mid-70s but will climb to 91 in Los Alamitos and 87 in Rossmoor over the weekend. Weather.com is predicting a high of 88 for parts of Seal Beach. The hottest weather will likely occur Friday through Monday.

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Authorities are warning residents planning to spend the weekend outdoors to wear sunscreen, drink lots of water and avoid leaving children or pets in parked cars for even brief periods of time.

If you are heading anywhere but the beach, watch out. local mountains are expected to hit the 90s while inland valleys will tip 100 degrees and the deserts are expected to range from 105 to 118.

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