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Weather Alert: East County to Exceed 100 Degrees This Week

by ECT

The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning that temperatures will get much warmer in the next several days with temperatures exceeded 100 degrees.

According to Weather.com, the City of Brentwood will hit 100 degrees on Monday, however, is expected to reach as high as 108 by Wednesday afternoon. By Friday, cooling will begin, however, subtropical moisture moving from the south will result in more muggy or humid conditions

Here is a look at the statement issued:

...MUCH WARMER WEATHER FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...
...VERY WARM TO HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK....

AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF MILD TEMPERATURES...THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA AND NORTH-CENTRAL COAST WILL EXPERIENCE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
IN THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED BY MIDWEEK. A WARMING TREND WILL GET UNDERWAY ON MONDAY
AS ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. BUT THE WARMEST DAYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WHEN STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER CALIFORNIA. DURING THESE THREE DAYS...WIDESPREAD HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S ARE FORECAST FOR INLAND AREAS...WITH THE
WARMEST INTERIOR VALLEYS EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES.
COASTAL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS AS
WELL...ALTHOUGH AN EXPECTED WEAK AFTERNOON SEABREEZE EACH DAY
SHOULD KEEP LOCATIONS CLOSE TO THE OCEAN FROM GETTING OVERLY WARM.
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN COASTAL AREAS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ARE
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOME COOLING WILL
LIKELY OCCUR NEAR THE COAST BY THURSDAY...BUT VERY WARM TO HOT
CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST INLAND THAT DAY.

GRADUAL COOLING IS EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS LATE IN THE WEEK AND
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. HOWEVER...INCREASING SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE
MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH LATE IN THE WEEK WILL RESULT IN SOMEWHAT
MORE MUGGY OR HUMID CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY...WHICH WILL MEAN
CONTINUED DISCOMFORT...ESPECIALLY FOR INLAND AREAS.

ANYONE WHO WILL BE WORKING OR SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE FROM TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WARM TO HOT
CONDITIONS. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO
EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AN SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN OR PETS ALONE IN PARKED VEHICLES.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES OR WARNINGS RELATED TO THIS UPCOMING HEAT
EVENT.

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