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JULY 22 , 2005

EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1042 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

...SOUTH WINDS TO BRING HOT AND HUMID WEATHER SUNDAY...

SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE MIDWEST THIS WEEKEND WILL HELP BRING HIGH HEAT
AND HUMIDITY TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 100 DEGREES WITH HIGH HUMIDITY
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEALTH-THREATENING CODITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA.

/X.CON.KLOT.EH.A.0001.050724T1200Z-050725T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...
VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1042 AM EST FRI JUL 22 2005 /1042 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL REACH OR CLIMB SLIGHT ABOVE 100
DETREES IN MANY PLACES ACROSS NORTHERN ILLLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA. WITH THE ADDITION OF HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HEAT
INDICIES OF 100 TO 114 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE THE AREA SUNDAY.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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.

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SPC storm reports for the day : http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/050722_rpts.html