544 WWUS73 KMPX 051840 NPWMPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 140 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND PARTS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TOWARD EAU CLAIRE...WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL BE IN THE 93 TO 99 DEGREE RANGE WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 112 DEGREES. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SETTLE NEAR THE IOWA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL THEN LIFT BACK NORTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A WARM FRONT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER DAY OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY TO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO THE EAU CLAIRE AREA OF WISCONSIN. THIS COMBINATION OF VERY HOT DAYTIME CONDITIONS WITH VERY WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS HEAT CONDITIONS. THOSE IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING OR WORKING OUTSIDE SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND DRINK PLENTY FLUIDS AND SEEK RELIEF WITH AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS WHEN POSSIBLE. MNZ069-070-074>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-028-060400- /O.CON.KMPX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120707T0000Z/ SCOTT-DAKOTA-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN- BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-PIERCE-PEPIN- EAU CLAIRE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...NEW ULM... ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES... MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH... ALBERT LEA...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...DURAND...PEPIN... EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA 140 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURE...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 94 TO 99 DEGREE RANGE WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 112 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...BE SURE TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND TAKE MULTIPLE BREAKS WITHIN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...SCHEDULE 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. 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 LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ MNZ051>053-058>063-065>068-073-WIZ014>016-023-025-027-060300- /O.CON.KMPX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120706T0300Z/ SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY- WASHINGTON-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-REDWOOD-POLK-BARRON-RUSK- ST. CROIX-DUNN-CHIPPEWA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY... LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...MINNEAPOLIS...BLAINE...ST. PAUL... STILLWATER...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA... REDWOOD FALLS...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON... LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE... CHIPPEWA FALLS...BLOOMER 140 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM 93 TO 98 DEGREES WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...BE SURE TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND TAKE MULTIPLE BREAKS WITHIN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...SCHEDULE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ JLT