FORECAST: Friday Morning

We're on record watch today as the Phoenix high looks to be 98 degrees.

The record for today is 99 degrees.

I'M JOE DUCEY, IF YOU HAVE APROBLEM LET ME KNOW.♪♪♪♪♪Iris: THANKS JOE.LET'S GET INTO THE HEAT.WE HAVE A LOT TO GO OVER AS WESTART HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.THIS MORNING OFF TO ACOMFORTABLE START BUT TODAY, AWARMER NEAR RECORD DAY AND THENTHE FIRST HUNDREDS OF THE YEARBY THIS WEEKEND WITH RECORDSETTING HEAT BY SUNDAY AND NOWWE HAVE EXCESSIVE HEAT ALERTS INEFFECT ON SUNDAY, TOO.IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE AREA OFHIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TO THESOUTHWEST.THAT'S GOING TO BUMP UP THETEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY AND BYTHIS WEEKEND, BRING THE TRIPLEDIGITS OUR WAY FOR THE FIRSTTIME THIS YEAR.WE'LL SEE THE HUNDREDS EARLIERTHAN WE TYPICALLY SEE THEMSTARTING TOMORROW.WE'LL SEE PASSING CLOUDS BUTHOTTER ON SUNDAY AND LIKELY ARECORD SETTING DAY.AND THEN THE RIDGE BUILDS BACKUP OVER THE REGION AND SEND THETEMPERATURES UP EVEN MORE AND WECOULD SEE SOME OF THE HOTTESTTEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN THEMONTH OF APRIL BY THE END OFNEXT WEEK.THEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURESTARTS TO BREAKDOWN, BY FRIDAY,THE TEMPERATURES START TO DROP ALITTLE BIT BUT IN THE MEANTIME,THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS ARE LOOKINGPRETTY TOASTY.TODAY STARTING IN THE 70S HEREIN THE VALLEY AND 60S OUT THERE,TOO.57°° IN SEDONA.42°° IN FLAGSTAFF.ACROSS THE VALLEY, YOU NOTICEMORE 60S, IT IS A LITTLE WARMERTHAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY BUTSTILL REALLY NICE IF YOU WANT TOTAKE A MOMENT TO SIT OUTSIDE ONTHE PATIO THIS MORNING, ENJOYTHE FRESH COOL AIR BEFORE WEHEAT UP.HERE'S HOW FAST TEMPERATURESCLIMB TODAY, BACK IN THE MID 70SBY AROUND 8:00 THIS MORNING.MID 80S AROUND 10:00 A.M.

ANDLOW 90S AS EAR AS LUNCH TIME.GET THE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY DONEWHEN IT'S A LITTLE COOLER ANDTHROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO THEEVENING, IN THE 90S WI PHOENIXTOPPING OUT AT 98°° TODAY.NOW, THAT'S A BIT OF A CHANGEFROM YESTERDAY.YESTERDAY I WAS TELLING YOU WEWOULD LIKELY HIT THE RECORD HIGHOF 99°°.MODELS SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY BUTWE COULD MAKE IT UP TO 99°°.THAT IS THE RECORD.WE SET IT THREE TIMES ON THISDATE, ONCE IN 1898 AND THE OTHERTIME IN 1987.99°° IS THE RECORD TODAY.FORECASTING 98°°.IT'S 10°° ABOVE THE NORMAL FORTHIS TIME OF YEAR.A FEW SPOTS IN THE WEST VALLEYLIKE SURPRISE,BUCKEYE ANDLAVEEN TOPPING OUT AT 98°°.101°° IN YUMA TODAY AND THISWEEKEND, WE HIT THE TRIPLEDIGITS.SATURDAY, 101°° FOR A HIGH.1°° SHY OF THE RECORD ON SATURDAAND SUNDAY, LOOKING TO BE ARECORD SETTING DAY.THE FORECAST, 104°°.THE RECORD IS AT 101°°.IT LOOKS LIKE THAT RECORD ISGOING DOWN.THIS POTENTIALLY COULD BEDANGEROUS HEAT, ESPECIALLY IFYOU DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE COOLING.CALL YOUR ELDERLY FRIENDS ANDNEIGHBORS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARESTAYING COOL.WE'RE GOING TO BE UNDER THEEXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH ON SUNDAYAND COULD BE UPGRADED TO AWARNING.AND THEN MORE HUNDREDS ON THEWAY NEXT WEEK AND CLOSE TO THERECORDS AGAIN ON TUESDAY ANDWEDNESDAY AND BY THURSDAY, WECOULD REACH 105°° WHICH WOULD