Heat Advisory: San Francisco Bay Area and Interior Valleys

Friday, June 26, 2009

Heat Advisory: San Francisco Bay Area and Interior Valleys

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM RAPIDLY ON SATURDAY AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS STRONGLY OVER CALIFORNIA AND LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS.
HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AS WELL.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 90S TO AS HIGH AS 101. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 50S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.

Instruction:
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

STAY HYDRATED! DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.
STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM
STAY OUT OF THE SUN
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO HEAT ASK FOR A FRIEND OR RELATIVE TO CHECK ON YOU FREQUENTLY.
WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT... LIGHT COLORED ... LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
WEAR A HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER.

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF THE NORTH AND EAST BAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
Update sent at 05:36 PDT on 2009-06-26

HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
Update sent at 05:36 PDT on 2009-06-26

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY	Actual/Future/Severe/Possible
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
Alert sent at 14:28 PDT on 2009-06-25

HOT WEATHER EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND	Actual/Immediate/Severe/Likely
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
Alert sent at 14:28 PDT on 2009-06-25

Area: NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-

Affected Counties or parts of: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, San Benito, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Alameda

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Friday, June 26, 2009