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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S. THE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH DEW POINTS IN THE 70S WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES TO RISE TO AROUND 105 DEGREES.

* THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS. THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR RESIDENCES MAY ALSO BE AT GREAT RISK.

ELDERLY PEOPLE OR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY CONCERNS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE 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.

A SURGE OF HOT AND HUMID AIR WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON SUNDAY AND LINGER INTO NEXT WEEK. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 105 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THUNDERSTORMS MAY COOL TEMPERATURES OFF A LITTLE
ON MONDAY BUT IF THE STORMS STAY TO THE NORTH HEAT INDICES WILL ONCE AGAIN SOAR TO AROUND 105. A WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY PROVIDE A SMALL MEASURE OF RELIEF ON TUESDAY BUT THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN QUICKLY BY WEDNESDAY