CORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
530 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2008
CORRECTED TO ADD LOCAL RECORD TEMPS FOR THU.
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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
530 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2008
...HOT AND DRY WEATHER OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THE EASTERN
PACIFIC WILL CAUSE A RELATIVELY SHORT HEAT WAVE OVER THE AREA.
VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY SURPASSING THE
CENTURY MARK. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE MOSTLY
IN THE 80S AND 90S. THE HOTTEST DAY IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON
THURSDAY WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO TOP OUT IN THE 105
TO 112 DEGREE RANGE IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY...AND MAY RESULT IN
RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL
BE VERY HOT...HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE RELATIVELY LOW AND HEAT
INDICES WILL REMAIN LOWER THAN THE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES.
THEREFORE...NO HEAT WATCHES OR ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
FORTUNATELY...THE DRY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES TO LOWER TO RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE LEVELS. MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION WHILE MANY OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL COOL
INTO THE UPPER 40S AND 50S.
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
BEGINS TO WEAKEN. RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE HOT WEATHER.
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY AUGUST 28TH...
REDDING................111
RED BLUFF..............109
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO....105
SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE...103
STOCKTON...............106
MODESTO................105
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JHM
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