HEAT TAKING OVER SOCAL RIGHT NOW AND THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. >> WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE HEAT WAVE STARTING WITH EVELYN TAFT, SHE'S HERE WITH NEXT WEATHER FORECAST. EVELYN: I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW MANY DAYS OF HEAT WE ARE SEEING HERE AND, OF COURSE, WE ARE GOING TO DELVE INTO THESE EXTENDED FORECASTS A LITTLE MORE SO IN JUST A BIT BUT I JUST WANT TO PREPARE YOU BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING NUMBERS LIKE 114, 115, 109 AND WE ARE EXPECTING EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS TO STAY WITH US AT LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS RIVALS A HISTORIC HEAT WAVE WE SAW BACK IN 2020 AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT WE COULD SEE NUMBERS CLOSE TO WHAT WE SAW THEN. I DO WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN WITH YOU NICELY FOR YOU, NICELY IN OUR NEXT WEATHER WHAT WE ARE WATCHING FORECAST, PEAK HEAT AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, RIVALLING THAT HEAT WAVE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER AND A COOLDOWN BY THE WEEKEND, WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH COOLER, OF COURSE, ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW THE HEAT IS WITH US AND WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. BACK TO YOU GUYS. PAT: KCAL AMANDA, LIVE WHERE TEMPERATURES THERE REACHED TRIPLE DIGITS TODAY, AMANDA. REPORTER: GOOD EVENING, PAT, SO WE SPENT THE DAY IN SANTA CLARITA VALLEY AS WELL AS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WHERE TEMPERATURES SPIKE INTOED THE TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT THAT YOU MENTIONED. IT'S 102 DEGREES, THEY ARE WAY BACK IN THE SHADE, UNDERSTANDABLY SO, BUT REALLY ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WE FOUND THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO NAVIGATE SAFELY THROUGH THIS HEAT WAVE. >> JUST BECAUSE IT'S HOT DOESN'T MEAN JOSE MACÍAS CAN BE OFF THE CLOCK. HE TRIES TO GET A LOT OF WORK DONE EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE WORKING IN THE SAND FERNANDO VALLEY. STAY SAFE. >> COME THIS WAY. >> CASSANDRA IBARRA IS FINDING ANY LITTLE BIT OF SHADE TO KEEP HER TODDLER COOL BUT ALSO ENTERTAINED IN THIS WEEK'S HEAT. >> WE ARE DOING TERRIBLE IN THIS HEAT. I FEEL LIKE I'M BEEN LIED TO, FALL AND PUMPKIN STUFF AND IT'S TRIPLE DIGITS ALL WEEK. >> IT'S BEEN HOT ALL SUMMER BUT THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW THAT KIDS ARE BACK IN CLASS SO SCHOOLS LIKE PREP IN WEST HILLS ARE MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES TO KEEP THEIR STUDENT ATHLETES SAFE. >> WE ARE CANCELING GAMES ALL OF THE TIME. WE HAD TO CANCEL TWO FIELD HOCKEY GAMES, CANCELING GOLF ON THURSDAY. IT'S JUST BEEN ROUGH. >> STUDENTS LAYING ON DIFFERENT FIELDS AND HE'S CURRENTLY TRYING TO PURCHASE WATER MISTERS FOR THE SIDELINES. >> IT'S BEEN SO HOT, WE FIGURED WE WOULD MAKE THE INVESTMENT. >> IMPLEMENTED NEW MANDATED RULES THIS YEAR FOR ATHLETES PLAYING AND PRACTICING IN EXTREME HEAT. MAJOR TOOL IN GAME-CHANGER USING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS THE THERMOMETER. MEASURES TEMPERATURE, WIND, EACH CIF SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO USE ONE. >> IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT HELPS US KNOW WHEN IT'S DANGEROUS RATHER THAN STANDING OUT HERE AND GOING I THINK WE ARE OKAY. >> HOW OFTEN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THIS HEAT ARE YOU SAYING, WE HAVE TO SWITCH? >> IT'S BEEN QUITE OFTEN. >> SINCE AUGUST AS IT'S BEEN PRETTY HOT. >> DIZZINESS, TIRED, S SWEATING, PALPITATIONS IS ANOTHER ONE. >> DR. ANDREW RECOMMENDS TO STAY OUT OF THE HEAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, TRY TO STAY IN THE SHADE AND COVER YOUR FACE AND, OF COURSE, STAY HYDRATED. >> I TELL MY PATIENTS IF YOU CAN DRINK PLENTY OF WATER THAT'S THE BEST WAY THE WATER CAN REASOB THAT THE BEST IT CAN. >> 8 REGULAR SIZE BOTTLES A DAY AND YOU SHOULD BE DOING EVEN MORE SO WHEN IT'S HOT LIKE THIS. HE ALSO SAID THAT FOR PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN MEDICATIONS TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS AS WELL BECAUSE THOSE MEDICATIONS WHEN DEHYDRATED CAN HAVE MORE INTENSE. LIKE EVELYN SATE THERE'S MORE HEAT ON THE WAY SO PLEASE STAY SAFE. PAT: THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMANDA. THE EXTREME HEAT IS JUST BEGINNING, YOU CAN ALWAYS GET UP TO DATE WEATHER IN YOUR AREA ON KCAL NEWS AND