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NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
243 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVERHEAD HOT WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE
MONTEREY AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGIONS. HIGHS IN MANY AREAS FOR
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES WHILE
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN MANY PLACES WILL ONLY COOL INTO THE MID 70S. THE
COMBINATION OF THE VERY HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND WARM
CONDITIONS AT NIGHT WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. SOME RELIEF 
IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER RETURNS
TO THE AREA.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING IS BEING ISSUED UTILIZING A NEW HEAT HEALTH WARNING
SYSTEM. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE AREAS INCLUDED. IT IS TARGETED AT
THE ELDERLY... OR 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... REDUCING OUTDOOR EXPOSURE... STAYING OUT OF THE SUN...
SEEKING A COOLER LOCATION FOR THE DAY IF NO AIR CONDITIONING IS
AVAILABLE IN THE LIVING QUARTERS... AND/OR ASKING A FRIEND OR
RELATIVE TO CHECK ON YOU FREQUENTLY.

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NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
215 PM PDT TUE JUL 8 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM PDT THURSDAY...

HOT WEATHER ALONG WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS WEEK AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER CALIFORNIA. MINIMUM DAYTIME HUMIDITIES ABOVE
1000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 PERCENT AND NIGHTTIME RECOVERIES
PROBABLY WILL NOT EXCEED 20 PERCENT IN SOME OF THE DRIEST AREAS.
LOCALLY MODERATE AND GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ARE LIKELY
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION.
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.