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National Weather Service:
Special Weather Statement

Current Conditions

Updated: 2:52 PM PDT on August 29, 2008

Emigrant Gap: 87°
Clear
Wind: 8 mph / 13 km/h from the WSW
Dew Point: 35 °F / 2 °C
Pressure: 29.69 in / 1005 hPa
Humidity: 16%
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers

5 Day Forecast for Emigrant Gap

83° \| 63°	77° \| 50°	58° \| 43°	63° \| 47°	67° \| 52°
Fri	Sat	Sun	Mon	Tue

Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear	Clear

Forecast as of 3:30 am PDT on August 29, 2008

	Today Mostly sunny...hot. Highs 80 to 90 higher elevations...94 to 104 lower elevations. East winds up to 10 mph with locally higher gusts over ridges this morning...shifting to the southwest in the afternoon.
	Tonight Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64 higher elevations...60 to 70 lower elevations. West winds around 10 mph with local gusts to around 30 mph shifting to the southeast up to 10 mph after midnight.
	Saturday Sunny...not as hot. Highs 75 to 85 higher elevations...88 to 98 lower elevations.
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Cooler. Lows 43 to 53 higher elevations...49 to 59 lower elevations.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Cooler. Highs 57 to 67 higher elevations...71 to 81 lower elevations.
	Sunday Night Mostly clear. Colder. Lows 37 to 47.
	Labor Day Sunny. Highs 67 to 77.
	Monday Night through Wednesday Night Clear. Lows 44 to 54. Highs 70 to 80.
	Thursday Sunny...warmer. Highs 79 to 89.

Astronomy

Sunrise:	06:28 AM (PDT)	Moon Rise:	05:07 AM (PDT)
Sunset:	07:36 PM (PDT)	Moon Set:	07:03 PM (PDT)

Moon Phase


Aug. 29	Aug. 30	Sep. 07	Sep. 15	Sep. 22

Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 4:44 am PDT on August 29, 2008

... Hot and dry weather over the interior of northern California
for one more day...

Very hot daytime temperatures are expected today with maximum
temperatures in the Central Valley surpassing the century mark.
Maximum temperatures in the mountains will be mostly in the 80s
and 90s with some areas surpassing the century mark. High
temperatures in the Interior Valley are forecast to top out in the
105 to 111 degree range in the Interior Valley... possibly nearing
or breaking record high temperatures in some locations. Some of
the populated mountain areas may experience temperatures from 98
to 106 today.

Although it will be very hot today... humidity levels will be
relatively low and heat indices will remain lower than the ambient
air temperatures.

Relief from the heat is expected during the weekend as high
pressure weakens... and a strong cold front and upper level trough
move over the area. Strong northerly winds behind the cold front
will usher in much cooler air. Maximum temperatures Sunday and
Monday are forecast to be some 15 to 30 degrees cooler than today
over much of the area.

Some record high temperatures for August 29th...

Redding... ... ... ... ... .111
Red Bluff... ... ... ... ..112
downtown Sacramento... .108
Sacramento executive... 105
Stockton... ... ... ... ... 108
Modesto... ... ... ... ... .106
Blue Canyon... ... ... ... .89

Jhm

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