...EXTREME HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 102 possible. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Northern Aitkin, Koochiching, North Cass, Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties. In Wisconsin, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area, the northwestern area of the Lac du Flambeau Band, the Fond du Lac Band, the Bad River Reservation, the Red Cliff Band and the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Deer Creek and, Lake Vermilion areas. Other locations including Madeline Island, Voyageurs National Park and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. The entire Boundary Waters is also included. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. &&
