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Excessive Heat Warnings and Watches starting Monday on west Coast

(Updated at 8 a.m. MDT July 31, 2017)

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The red areas indicate warnings for excessive heat through Thursday August 3 with temperatures at various times reaching into the triple digits — even in the Seattle area on Thursday.

Above: excessive heat warnings. Below: Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches. All were updated at 7:50 a.m. MDT July 31, 2017.

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The red areas are under a Red Flag Warning on Monday. The yellow areas indicate Fire Weather Watches for elevated wildfire danger for the next several days.

Firefighters: be careful out there. It’s a good time to review how to prevent and deal with heat related illnesses. Drinking water is important, but it will not prevent heat exhaustion, heat stroke, or rhabdo. And those last two can kill.

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