[EDIS] hot weather on sunday

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HOT WEATHER ON SUNDAY

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND RESULTING IN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST OF
CALIFORNIA.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM PDT
SUNDAY.
A WARM ATMOSPHERE ON SATURDAY WILL GROW HOTTER ON SUNDAY AS LIGHT
WINDS MINIMIZE SEA BREEZE COOLING. THIS WILL LEAD TO MUCH ABOVE
NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY INLAND.
WARMEST SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA INLAND VALLEY LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO NEAR 100 DEGREES WITH AREAS NEAR THE BAY
REACHING INTO THE 80S TO MID 90S...WARMEST IN THE EAST AND SOUTH
BAY AREAS.
FOR THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY LOCATIONS...WARMEST AREAS WILL
RISE TO NEAR 100 WITH MOST AREAS REACHING INTO THE 90S.
AT THE IMMEDIATE COAST...THE LIGHT SEA BREEZE WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES FROM REACHING EXCESSIVE LEVELS... BUT JUST A FEW MILES
INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL RISE QUICKLY INTO THE 90S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS HEAT ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUED UTILIZING A HEAT HEALTH WARNING
SYSTEM. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE AREAS INCLUDED IN THIS HEAT
ADVISORY. IT IS TARGETED AT THE ELDERLY AND VERY YOUNG...AND THE
INFIRMED... WHO MIGHT BE MORE SENSITIVE TO HEAT AND THUS AT GREATER
RISK. INDIVIDUALS WHO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY
CAREFUL BY DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER AND SEEKING A COOLER LOCATION
FOR THE DAY IF NO AIR CONDITIONING IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR LIVING
QUARTERS. ALSO...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.
&&

Area: SAN FRANCISCO-COASTAL NORTH BAY... INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL
SEASHORE-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-SAN FRANCISCO
BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY INTERIOR
VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA
VALLEY... INCLUDING SAN JOSE-NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY... HOLLISTER
VALLEY... AND CARMEL VALLEY-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY
AND BIG SUR COAST-

Sender: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Expires: 2009-05-17T20:00:00-07:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Category: Met
See http://capnorth.oes.ca.gov/240959.xml
Sent: 2009-05-15T11:23:55-07:00
Status: Actual
Message Type: Alert
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