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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
445 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008
 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-260000-

 ...HOT WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 BY MID-WEEK...

Area: 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-

TEMPERATURES WILL LOWER TO NEAR NORMAL LATE SUMMER LEVELS ACROSS
 THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM FROM
 THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...
 THE COOL DOWN WILL BE BRIEF AS TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO REBOUND
 TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INLAND FROM THE PACIFIC.
 
 AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN ACROSS THE REGION...VERY HOT
 DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WILL BE ABOVE THE
 CENTURY MARK WHILE READINGS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE
 80S AND 90S. THE PEAK OF THIS HEAT EPISODE IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON
 THURSDAY WHEN READINGS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ARE FORECAST TO TOP
 OUT IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE.
 
 FORTUNATELY...THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
 QUITE DRY WHICH WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TO LOWER TO
 RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE LEVELS. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND
 LOWER 70S ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WHILE MANY OF THE
 HIGHER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WILL COOL INTO THE UPPER 40S AND 50S.
 
 SOME 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
.
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO
530 AM PDT MON AUG 25 2008

...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY AS WELL 
 AS IN THE BURNEY BASIN...
 ...VERY HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
 ...POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ALSO POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 
 WITH PERIODS OF NORTH WINDS POSSIBLE...

DISCUSSION...
THE TAIL END OF A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES...A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.  WINDS WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO NORTHERLY
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...AS A VERY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDS BACK OVER THE REGION.  VERY HOT AND DRY 
 CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH POOR 
 OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES DEVELOPING.  ENHANCED OFFSHORE WINDS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS..