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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