URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
220 PM PDT THU MAY 31 2001

CAZ008-010-010200-
SANTA CLARA COUNTY-
SALINAS VALLEY/INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY/SAN BENITO COUNTY-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 31 2001

...HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATION INLAND AREAS OF THE CENTRAL
COAST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...

A VERY WARM AIR MASS...STRONG SOLAR HEATING...AND MINIMAL ONSHORE
FLOW HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE RECORD-LEVEL HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER
THE INTERIORS OF SANTA CLARA...MONTEREY...AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES.
TEMPERATURES THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM THE
UPPER 80S AND 90S IN THE COASTAL VALLEYS TO AS HIGH AS 109 AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS WELL INLAND.  TEMPERATURES NEAR THE OCEAN...
HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE 70S AND 80S.

ONSHORE FLOW OF COOLER MARINE AIR IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AT THE COAST
TONIGHT AND SPREAD OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BRINGING
THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE TO AN END.

PEOPLE LIVING IN PLACES WITH LITTLE VENTILATION AND THOSE IN POOR
HEALTH SHOULD TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
EXTREME HEAT CAN LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION OR POSSIBLE HEAT STROKE.
PEOPLE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON
SHOULD WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING AND KEEP PLENTY
OF WATER ON HAND. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN ENCLOSED
AUTOMOBILES.

$$

BLIER

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[SFONPWSFO/991343994]

EDIS-05-31-01 1420 PDT


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