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KEY MESSAGES

-Very warm conditions continue through Friday with Widespread moderate HeatRisk with. Cooling to near normal temperatures starts Saturday, dropping below normal early next week.

-Dry weather except for chances of showers Monday and Tuesday, with the potential beginning to increase.

-Breezy afternoon and evening winds through Sunday with low humidity bringing a few areas of elevated fire conditions.

..Saturday and Sunday

The trough from the Gulf of Alaska(generally less then 30%) look to be confined to the will knock down the ridge over the weekend, with notably cooler, near normal high temperatures. This means mainly mid to upper 80s for the Valley, Delta and lower foothills. Relative humidities remain low in the Valley and combined with the gusty northwest winds will bring a few hours of elevated fire concerns in the north Sacramento Valley through Sunday. This system will be dry, with wind and and cooler temperatures the main effects.

A secondary trough will move in behind the first for early next week. This system has more moisture, and ensembles have been trending deeper and wetter with it. Chances have increased for the foothills and mountains, and are now extending into the Sacramento Valley. Stay tuned as more details become know about this system.

AVIATION

VFR conditions with clear skies at TAF sites over the next 24 hours. Northwest surface winds sustained 10 to 15 kts with gusts 15 to 20 kts in the northern San Joaquin Valley through early Friday morning (10Z). In the Delta vicinity, west winds sustained 10 to 15 kts with gusts to 20 kts through 12Z Friday. Northwest winds decreasing for the Sacramento Valley generally 10 kts or less this evening and overnight, increasing after 16Z Friday to 10 kts with gusts to 20 kts for the northern Sacramento Valley.

STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.