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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Twin Cities, MN

July 28, 200642 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this heat advisory at Jul 28, 2006, 2:51 AM CDT for 42 counties in Minnesota; 9 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jul 28, 2006, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2006, 2:51 AM CDT (07:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 28, 2006, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Aug 1, 2006, 3:30 AM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
All 51 counties

Anoka County, MN, Benton County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Chisago County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Douglas County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Isanti County, MN, Kanabec County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Lac qui Parle County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Mille Lacs County, MN, Morrison County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Pope County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sherburne County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Stearns County, MN, Steele County, MN, Stevens County, MN, Swift County, MN, Todd County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Barron County, WI, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Polk County, WI, Rusk County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 17 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2006-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 608 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2006-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
608 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KMPX 280751
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
251 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT THE TWIN
CITIES METRO AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED HUMIDITY ARE STILL EXPECTED
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...LASTING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 95 TO NEAR 100 RANGE...AND DEW POINTS
WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 60S TO PERHAPS THE LOWER 70S. THIS
COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES DURING
AT LEAST THE AFTERNOONS.

A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED...AND IS NOW EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THE AREA OF INTENSE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY EXPAND TO COVER MORE OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND PERHAPS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...IN THE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY TIME PERIOD.

THIS DURATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PREPARE TO
SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS THIS
WEEKEND...WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...
AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

MNZ060-062-281600-
/O.NEW.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060728T1800Z-060730T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
251 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT SUNDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED HUMIDITY ARE STILL EXPECTED
ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...LASTING FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 95 TO NEAR 100 RANGE...AND DEW POINTS
WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 60S TO PERHAPS THE LOWER 70S. THIS
COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES DURING
AT LEAST THE AFTERNOONS.

THE AREA OF INTENSE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY EXPAND TO COVER MORE OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND PERHAPS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...IN THE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY TIME PERIOD.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

KAT
12 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 281714
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1214 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE
REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
UPPER 90S...COMBINED WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S
WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES.

THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
NEAR 80 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AT LEAST 105
DEGREES. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND
RAMSEY COUNTIES FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THIS DURATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PREPARE TO
SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS THIS
WEEKEND...WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...
AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

MNZ041>045-047>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-
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BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-
MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-
RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-
FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LONG PRAIRIE...
LITTLE FALLS...PRINCETON...MORA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...ST. CLOUD...
FOLEY...ELK RIVER...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...MADISON...BENSON...
MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...
STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...
CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...
ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...ST. JAMES...
MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...
LADYSMITH...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...PRESCOTT...
MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER...EAU CLAIRE...ALTOONA
1214 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE HEAT ADVISORY COVERS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE UPPER 90S ALONG WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES
AROUND 105 DEGREES INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

SOME RELIEF IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN ON SATURDAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES DROPPING BACK INTO
THE 90S AS A WEAK COOL FRONT MEANDERS ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL LIKELY SEE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AT LEAST
105 DEGREES ON SATURDAY. HENCE...A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED
ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY. 

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ060-062-290115-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060728T1800Z-060730T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
1214 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...LASTING FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S...AND DEW POINTS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 70S. THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105
DEGREES DURING MAINLY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

RAH
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 290256
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
956 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
NEAR 80 DEGREES AND DAYTIME HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AT LEAST 105
DEGREES. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN
AND RAMSEY COUNTIES FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

THIS DURATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PREPARE TO
SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS THIS
WEEKEND...WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...
AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

MNZ060-062-291100-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060730T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
956 PM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...LASTING FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
THE UPPER 90S...AND DEW POINTS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S.
THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES
DURING MAINLY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$
JPR
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 290855
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
355 AM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL AFFECT MUCH OF
THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES
THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO EXPECTED DAYTIME HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF
105 THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH EXPECTED LOW TEMPERATURES BY
SUNDAY MORNING OF AROUND 78 DEGREES. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...HEAT ADVISORIES ARE EXPANDED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND PART OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA...FROM SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM GRANITE FALLS EASTWARD THROUGH SCOTT AND DAKOTA AND RED WING
IN GOODHUE COUNTIES...AND WEST OF A LINE FROM RED WING TO ALBERT
LEA FROM 1 PM CDT THIS SATURDAY UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS SATURDAY
EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AT LEAST
105 DEGREES FOR THREE HOURS.

THIS DURATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PREPARE TO
SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS THIS
WEEKEND...WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...
AND FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

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YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
355 AM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...LASTING FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S...AND DEW POINTS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 70S. THIS COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND
105 DEGREES DURING MAINLY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ060-062-291700-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060730T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
355 AM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TWIN
CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND INTO
MONDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S LATER
TODAY WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY EXCEED 100 ON SUNDAY. THIS
HEAT WILL COMBINE WITH DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WHICH
WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 106 DEGREES DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 291609
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1109 AM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.MORNING THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE BLANKETED
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WISCONSIN WITH CLOUDS... AND
ALSO PRODUCED AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION.
REGARDLESS...THE CLOUDS WILL DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON...AND THE
WIND IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE OUT OF THE SOUTH LATER TODAY.
THEREFORE THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL STILL BE WIDESPREAD
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... AND SO THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT. A HEAT
ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER
MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TWIN CITIES
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THIS DURATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PREPARE TO
SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS...
WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND
FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ060-062-300015-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060730T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
1109 AM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

MORNING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED CLOUDS AND AN EAST WIND ACROSS
THE TWIN CITIES. HOWEVER... BY MID AFTERNOON... THE CLOUDS WILL
GIVE WAY TO ABUNDANT SUN... AND THE WIND SHOULD BE MORE FROM THE
SOUTH. THIS IS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WILL ESPECIALLY
BECOME QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE. HIGHS TODAY ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
REACH THE UPPER 90S...AND WITH A DEW POINT IN THE LOWER 70S... THE
HEAT INDEX SHOULD STILL BE AROUND 105 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR TONIGHT...SINCE LOWS IN THE
METRO WILL ONLY DROP TO THE UPPER 70S. WARM NIGHTS HAVE BEEN SHOWN
TO BE A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH FACTOR DURING HEAT WAVES.

THE HEAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN EXCESSIVE SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY...AND THEREFORE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO BE
IN EFFECT FOR THE TWIN CITIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED
TO BE AROUND 100 DEGREES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY WARM. FURTHERMORE...DEW POINTS IN
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES OF 105 TO 110
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW OF HIGH HEAT HAS BEEN
PROVEN TO BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON FRIENDS...RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-300015-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060729T1800Z-060730T0100Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
1109 AM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

MORNING THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAVE RESULTED IN A
SOUTHEAST WIND ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THIS HAS DELAYED
SIGNIFICANT WARMING...BUT AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES... THE WIND
SHOULD BE MORE FROM THE SOUTH. THIS IS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE AND
HUMIDITY WILL ESPECIALLY BECOME QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE. HIGHS TODAY
ARE STILL EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 90S...AND WITH A DEW POINT
IN THE LOWER 70S... THE HEAT INDEX SHOULD STILL BE AROUND 105 DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

THE ADVISORY IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM GRANITE
FALLS TO HASTINGS.

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE
TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK
PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF
THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON FRIENDS...RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

$$
TDK
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 300049
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
749 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY
COUNTIES TONIGHT. THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE TWIN CITIES TONIGHT
WILL BE NEAR 80 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DEW POINTS IN
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S...MAKING IT A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE NIGHT.

THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN WITH US THROUGH
MONDAY. AS A RESULT...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE TWIN CITIES SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THIS DURATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS...
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PREPARE TO
SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND FREQUENTLY
SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ064>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-300200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060730T0100Z/
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANITE FALLS...OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...
GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...REDWOOD FALLS...
NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...RED WING...
ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...BLUE EARTH...
ALBERT LEA
749 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING WITH HEAT
INDICES HAVING FALLEN BELOW 105 DEGREES.

$$

MNZ060-062-300900-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060730T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
749 PM CDT SAT JUL 29 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT SUNDAY
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. 

IT WILL BE A WARM AND HUMID NIGHT ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES. THE LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 80 DEGREES AND THE DEW
POINTS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. WARM NIGHTS HAVE BEEN
SHOWN TO BE A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH FACTOR DURING HEAT WAVES.

THE HEAT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN EXCESSIVE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
THEREFORE...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO IN EFFECT
FOR THE TWIN CITIES FOR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BE WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF 100 ON BOTH SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL AGAIN BE NEAR 80
DEGREES. IN ADDITION...DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S WILL
PRODUCE HEAT INDICES AROUND 110 DEGREES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SEVERAL
DAYS IN A ROW OF HIGH HEAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE ESPECIALLY
DANGEROUS.

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON FRIENDS...RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

$$

RAH
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 300940
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
440 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY
COUNTIES THROUGH NOON THIS SUNDAY AND IS THEN EXPANDED ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
WISCONSIN WHERE IT CONTINUES THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...BOTH TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...ALONG
WITH NIGHT TIME MINIMUM TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 77 AND 80 WILL CREATE
A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

PREPARE TO SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID
HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS...
WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... AND
FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ023>026-028-301745-
/O.NEW.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.060730T1700Z-060801T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
440 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

.HOT...HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTE TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING
WITH DAY TIME HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 108 BOTH THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS A BROAD STRETCH OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA ALONG WITH PART OF WESTERN WISCONSIN. THE
COMINATION OF THESE TWO VERY WARM DAYS...ALONG WITH EXPECTED LOW
TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY MORNING AROUND 77 TO 78 WILL MAKE THIS A
VERY DANGEROUS PERIOD FOR THOSE UNPREPARED FOR THE HEAT.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ060-062-301745-
/O.UPG.KMPX.EH.A.0002.060730T1200Z-060801T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
440 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS FOR BOTH THIS SUNDAY AND AGAIN
ON MONDAY. THE LOW MONDAY MORNING IS ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE
UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 ACROSS THE TWO COUNTRY AREA. 

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 301752
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
AREA...AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THROUGH
8 PM MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN
CITIES TO EAU CLAIRE.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT BETWEEN 77 AND 80 DEGREES...WILL CREATE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 

SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... 
WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND
FREQUENTLY SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ060-062-310200-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW
TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 80 DEGREES IN THE
TWIN CITIES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ023>026-028-310200-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
1252 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. THE HEAT 
ADVISORY IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA THROUGH THE
NORTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES TO EAU CLAIRE.

.HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW
TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

RAH
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 310057
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA...
AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THROUGH 8 PM
MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER
THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL 
WISCONSIN...BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM MONDAY.
THUS...THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...ALONG WITH OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT BETWEEN 77 AND 80 DEGREES...WILL CREATE A
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY
SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-310900-
/O.EXB.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1800Z-060801T0100Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
MONDAY. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND 100
DEGREES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ023>026-028-310900-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. 

.HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING
AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE
TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ060-062-310900-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
757 PM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT MONDAY. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING AND THEN AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW
TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 80 DEGREES IN THE
TWIN CITIES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$
JPR
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 310843
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH TODAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL AS FOR A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO
BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM THIS
EVENING. THUS...THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN FOR
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE
TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY
MORNING. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE METRO AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER
70S TONIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES TODAY WILL
CREATE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY
SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ060-062-311800-
/O.EXT.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 112 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY
FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE TWIN CITIES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ023>026-028-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

.HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. 

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-311800-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1800Z-060801T0100Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
343 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS TEMPERATURES RISE TO AROUND
100 DEGREES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MDB
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 311552
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...THE EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WITH RELIEF ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY COVERS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND
WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE HEAT
ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES
FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING. HEAT INDEX
VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SITUATION WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS
FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES TONIGHT AS THE OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S.

A COOL FRONT WILL WORK SLOWLY ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND WILL
BE CLOSE TO THE TWIN CITIES TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNESOTA
TOMORROW. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND COOLER DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE REGION ON TUESDAY...
BRINGING THE SPELL OF HOT WEATHER TO AN END. 

SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY
SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ023>026-028-010000-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

.HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ060-062-010000-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY
FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE TWIN CITIES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-010000-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.060731T1800Z-060801T0100Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
1052 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 113 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$

RAH
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 010057
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...RELIEF FROM THE EXTREME HEAT IS ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY...

.A HEAT ADVISORY IS CONTINUED FOR THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN
COUNTIES OF HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTY THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY. HEAT
INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 TO 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNSET ACROSS THE INNER CITIES. THE SITUATION WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR
TONIGHT AS THE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURE IS ONLY EXPECTED TO FALL
INTO THE UPPER 70S.

A COLD FRONT WILL WORK SLOWLY ACROSS MINNESOTA TONIGHT...AND WILL
BE CLOSE TO THE TWIN CITIES TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHERN AREAS OF MINNESOTA
TOMORROW. EXTENSIVE CLOUDINESS...SHOWERS AND COOLER DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE REGION ON TUESDAY...
BRINGING THE SPELL OF HOT WEATHER TO AN END.

SEEK SHELTER IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO AVOID HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. IF YOU DO SPEND TIME OUTDOORS... WEAR
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND FREQUENTLY
SEEK SHELTER IN A SHADED AREA.

MNZ041-047>049-051-054>059-061-063>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-
WIZ023>026-028-010200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
DOUGLAS-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-SHERBURNE-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-
CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-ANOKA-WASHINGTON-YELLOW MEDICINE-
RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-
LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-
FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...GLENWOOD...
ST. CLOUD...ELK RIVER...MADISON...BENSON...MONTEVIDEO...WILLMAR...
LITCHFIELD...MONTICELLO...BLAINE...STILLWATER...GRANITE FALLS...
OLIVIA...HUTCHINSON...GAYLORD...CHASKA...SHAKOPEE...BURNSVILLE...
REDWOOD FALLS...NEW ULM...ST. PETER...LE SUEUR...FARIBAULT...
RED WING...ST. JAMES...MANKATO...WASECA...OWATONNA...FAIRMONT...
BLUE EARTH...ALBERT LEA...HUDSON...NEW RICHMOND...RIVER FALLS...
PRESCOTT...MENOMONIE...BOYCEVILLE...DURAND...PEPIN...EAU CLAIRE...
ALTOONA
757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

MNZ042>045-050-052-053-WIZ014>016-027-010200-
/O.EXP.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T0100Z/
TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-BENTON-ISANTI-CHISAGO-POLK-
BARRON-RUSK-CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG PRAIRIE...LITTLE FALLS...
PRINCETON...MORA...FOLEY...CAMBRIDGE...CENTER CITY...AMERY...
BALSAM LAKE...RICE LAKE...BARRON...LADYSMITH...CHIPPEWA FALLS...
BLOOMER
757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

MNZ060-062-010900-
/O.CON.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
757 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
SUNSET. THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER
70S IN THE TWIN CITIES.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KMPX 010830
NPWMPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
330 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY CANCELLED...

.THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A COLD FRONT HAS REACHED THE AREA BRINGING COOLER
AIR...CLOUD COVER...AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLER TODAY...WITH READINGS IN THE LOW 80S THIS AFTERNOON.

MNZ060-062-010930-
/O.CAN.KMPX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060801T1100Z/
HENNEPIN-RAMSEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MINNEAPOLIS...ST. PAUL
330 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006

...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS
CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this heat advisory went out at Jul 27, 2:57 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:57 PM CDT, 11 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
257 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE OVER WEST CENTRAL WI HAS MOVED EAST OF OUR
CWA...SO HAVE DELETED CONVECTION FROM THAT AREA FOR TONIGHT.
WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION MAY FIRE ALONG CONVERGENCE LINE TO OUR
NORTHWEST AND DRIFT INTO FAR NORTHWESTERN CWA OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY
FEATURES GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS WITH HOT
SOUTHWEST FLOW SWEEPING ACROSS THE CWA. HAVE USED THE WARMEST OF
THE MOS FOR MAXES FRIDAY...THAT BEING THE GFS MOS. THIS REACHES
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH CRITERIA FOR THE CORE OF THE METRO AREA WHERE
WATCH WAS ISSUED EARLIER.

NAMWRF MOVES BOUNDARY SOUTH OF OUR CWA SATURDAY...SETTING UP
SUBSTANTIAL COOLING AND ISENTROPIC LIFT ALG WITH ATTENDANT
CONVECTION. HAVE STUCK WITH PREVIOUS GRIDS...WHICH FOLLOWED THE
GFS...WHICH CONTINUES TO STALL OUT THE FRONT JUST NORTH OF THE TWIN
CITIES METRO. GOOD RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY IN THE GFS...BIAS OF
NAMWRF PUSHING THE FRONT TOO FAR SOUTH WITH PREVIOUS SYSTEM...AND
CORROBORATION OF THE GFS SOLN BY THE NGM ALL ENCOURAGED US TO
RETAIN THE PREVIOUS SOLUTION. CONVECTIVE DEBRIS COULD KEEP US
COOLER ON SATURDAY EVEN SOUTH OF THE FRONT THAN FRIDAY...ESSENTIALLY
HOT RATHER THAN VERY HOT. KEPT THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES AS IS
ACROSS NORTHERN CWA.

ON SUNDAY THE GFS AND NAMWRF CONVERGE SOLUTIONS ON HAVING THE FRONT
NORTH OF OUR CWA. SO...THE CERTAINTY OF THE HEAT ON SUNDAY INCREASES
DRAMATICALLY. ERGO...WE HAD NO PROBLEM RAISING THE MAXES TO THE
MAV...WARMEST OF THE MOS...SOLUTIONS. NOT CONVINCED THAT THE HIGH
GFS MOS DEWPOINTS WILL VERIFY SUNDAY...REGARDLESS...THE HEAT WATCH
LOOKS VERY GOOD FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES...AND MAY WELL NEED
TO BE EXPANDED TO THE NON-URBAN CWA AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT
FOR SUNDAY AND BEYOND.

LONGER TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD WILL BE DOMINATED BY A CONTINUATION OF
HOT WEATHER. THE 27/00Z MREF ENSEMBLE DATA INDICATES 850MB
NORMALIZED ANOMALIES OF +3 FOR MONDAY ACROSS CENTRAL MN AND PORTIONS
OF NW WI. SOME RELIEF LIKELY LATER IN THE FORECAST PERIOD AS A COOL
FRONT SAGS SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
PREVIOUS GRIDDED FORECAST HAS A GOOD HANDLE THE PRECIP TIMING AND
FEW CHANGES WERE MADE. MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE TO RAISE THE
LOW/HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA WITH 78/98 NOW FORECAST. STILL
EXPECT LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S OVER THE MUCH OF THE FA ON TUESDAY WITH
THE EXPECTATION THAT THE GFS IS LOWERING HEIGHTS TOO QUICKLY WHEN
COMPARED TO THE ECMWF.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR HENNEPIN-RAMSEY COUNTY(IES).

WI...NONE.
&&

RJN/RAH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 9:16 PM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
916 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
281100-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
916 PM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM MANKATO NORTHWARD THROUGH THE TWIN CITIES TO NEAR RUSH CITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

UNSEASONABLE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RETURN TO THE AREA LATE THIS
WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MID
AND UPPER 90S. HEAT INDICES COULD REACH OR EXCEED TRIPLE
DIGITS FROM FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SEE THE LATEST NON PRECIPITATION
STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...SOME OF WHICH COULD
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS
THAT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL
WISCONSIN...WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS...ALTHOUGH THE RISK EXTENDS TO ALL OF SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON TIMING AND
LOCATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle53 min
Jul 27, 7:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXLac qui Parle57 min
Jul 27, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXYellow Medicine61 min
Jul 27, 7:36 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXLac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine39 min
Jul 27, 8:13 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXYellow Medicine10 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.