THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE... AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 90S.

* HEAT INDEX... 105 TO 110 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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.

DURING THE WATCH PERIOD... AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL EXCEED 105 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS... WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE UPPER 70S... TO LOWER 80S.