...HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...

.THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED FOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE IN THE
TRIPLE DIGITS FOR MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS, ESPECIALLY TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM AND
OFFER LITTLE RELIEF. MODERATE TO VERY HIGH HEAT RISK IS EXPECTED,
INCREASING CHANCES FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...DANGEROUS HEAT WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS 98 TO 106 IN THE
VALLEY AND 94 TO 100 IN THE FOOTHILLS. LOWS 65 TO 75.

* WHERE...SACRAMENTO VALLEY, NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA, SOUTHWESTERN
SHASTA COUNTY.

* WHEN...FROM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT
TEMPERATURES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POPULATION. PEOPLE MOST
VULNERABLE INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE SPENDING LOTS OF TIME OUTDOORS,
THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND
THOSE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING FAST
AND COLD. COLD WATER SAFETY SHOULD BE PRACTICED WHEN ON AND
NEAR THE WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION. BE PREPARED TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

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