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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT Date Issued: 800 PM PDT THU MAY 15 2008 Expiration: 400 PM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008 ...HOT DRY WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SHIFT SOUTH INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS WEEKEND...THEN SETTLE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT...DRY WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH SUNDAY BEACHES............................70 TO 77 COASTAL ZONES......................77 TO 93 INLAND VALLEYS.....................93 TO 103 MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET..........83 TO 93 MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET..........73 TO 83 UPPER DESERTS......................90 TO 100 LOWER DESERTS......................99 TO 109 ON FRIDAY...THE FIRE HAZARD WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND LOW HUMIDITIES FROM 15 TO 25 PERCENT. ON MONDAY IT WILL REMAIN HOT AND DRY IN THE VALLEYS...MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. HOWEVER...INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING SLIGHT COOLING AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES TO THE COASTAL ZONES. THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF THE HEAT MAKES IT IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE MADE AWARE AND TO PREPARE. THE HOT DRY WEATHER MAY CAUSE HEAT STROKE OR HEAT EXHAUSTION FOR THOSE UNPREPARED FOR SUCH CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. PEOPLE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO STAY HYDRATED AND STAY IN THE SHADE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND COOLER WEATHER TO ALL AREAS. HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Date Issued: 615 PM PDT THU MAY 15 2008 Expiration: 500 AM PDT FRI MAY 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY WILL RAISE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT STRESS. ELEVATED FIRE POTENTIAL FROM DRY OFFSHORE WINDS MAINLY NEAR CANYONS IN THE FOOTHILLS FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA... HOWEVER WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. |