National Weather Service: Warm to Hot Weather System Expected This Week

The National Weather Service issued the following weather alert for the San Francisco Bay Area where a very warm to hot weather system is expected across the Bay Area this week.

Many locations in East Contra Costa County are expected to surpass the 100 degree mark through Thursday.

Here is the alert:

...VERY WARM TO HOT WEATHER EXPECTED ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND
MONTEREY BAY REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK...

BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT WARMING
TREND ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK. MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE MID 90S TO AROUND 105
FOR MOST INLAND VALLEY LOCATIONS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE
WARMEST DAYS EXPECTED TO BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WHILE
CONDITIONS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER NEAR THE COAST...TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY REACH INTO THE 80S IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO AS
WELL AS AROUND THE MONTEREY PENINSULA.

WHILE EXCESSIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED OVER THE REGION...DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO CREATE POSSIBLE HEALTH RELATED
RISKS FOR INFANTS...THE ELDERLY...OUTDOOR WORKERS AND THOSE
PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

THOSE WORKING OR SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE THIS WEEK SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR THESE VERY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP ONESELF PROPERLY
HYDRATED WITH WATER AND STAY OUT OF THE DIRECT SUN. NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN...PETS...THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED IN VEHICLES...EVEN FOR
SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.