[EDIS] heat advisory is in effect for the san francisco bay area and santa cruz county for monday afternoon through tuesday evening

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HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

.A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WEST COAST
BY MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL THEN REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN STATES
THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...PRODUCING HOT WEATHER ACROSS THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY REGION AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. THE HOTTEST DAYS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 11 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED
A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 11 PM
PDT TUESDAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE AROUND 90 DEGREES
NEAR THE COAST TO 105 FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
&&

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE A 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.
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 MUCH MORE SENSITIVE TO HEAT AND THUS AT
GREATER RISK. INDIVIDUALS WHO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY CAREFUL BY DRINKING PLENTY OF WATER... SEEKING A COOLER
LOCATION FOR THE DAY IF NO AIR CONDITIONING IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR
LIVING QUARTERS...OR ASKING A FRIEND OR RELATIVE TO CHECK ON YOU
FREQUENTLY. 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 MONTEREY BAY-

Category: Met
Sender: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
Expires: 2009-09-22T23:00:00-07:00
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
See http://edis.oes.ca.gov/245541.xml
Sent: 2009-09-20T13:32:11-07:00
Status: Actual
Message Type: Alert
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