...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WITH
LIMITED OVERNIGHT RELIEF. NEAR RECORD TO RECORD TEMPERATURES
ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PEAK OF THE HEAT EVENT.

* WHERE...INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND
CENTRAL COAST.

* WHEN...FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY WITH DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO PEAK ON TUESDAY AND/OR WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT
TEMPERATURES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL POPULATION. PEOPLE MOST
VULNERABLE INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE SPENDING LOTS OF TIME OUTDOORS,
THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING, YOUNG CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND
THOSE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. ADDITIONAL SOCIETAL IMPACTS DUE TO
THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE SEEKING RELIEF FROM THE HEAT FROM HOTTER
AREAS INLAND.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIDESPREAD 90S TO LOW 100S DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR INLAND AREAS ON THE HOTTEST DAYS
OF TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE AND
SANTA CRUZ COAST COULD RISE TO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S DURING
THESE HOTTEST DAYS. FOR SAN FRANCISCO ITSELF, THE
DOWNTOWN/BAYSIDE COULD RISE TO THE LOWER 80S WHILE THE PACIFIC
COASTAL SIDE WILL PEAK IN THE MID 70S. OTHER COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD REMAIN RELATIVELY COOLER THAN SURROUNDING INLAND AREAS
GIVEN LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW (70S TO AROUND 80). SIGNIFICANT
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES FROM THE COAST TO A FEW MILES INLAND
COULD DRIVE AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF PERSONS TOWARDS THE COAST TO
SEEK RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. INDIVIDUALS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK WITH
LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON POTENTIAL CLOSURES OF PARKS AND BEACHES
AND BE AWARE OF ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITING SUCH
AREAS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S
WHICH MAY LIMIT THE IMPACT OF TYPICAL OVERNIGHT RELIEF IN THE
REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN, DISABLED OR ELDERLY ADULTS, AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE
LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.

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