LOCAL ALERTS FOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Chega a ser engraçado. Fui no weather.com para checar a temperatura antes de sair de casa e na página referente a São Francisco aparecia uma mensagem piscante com os dizeres Local Alerts For San Francisco, CA - Special Weather Statement. Nossa, fiquei até preocupada. O que pode ser tão chocante para eles fazerem isso? Cliquei no link. Bom, a notícia bombástica é de que haverá calor a partir de domingo. Dá para acreditar nisso??? Esse lugar é tão frio o ano inteiro que quando faz calor, é algo tão extraordinário que eles fazem esse escarcel. Uma comparação seria se fosse nevar em Porto Alegre. A propósito, quando eles dizem "high 80s", significa em Fahrenheit, não Celsius. E 80s seria em torno de 31ºC. Longe de ser um calorão insuportável...

Mas o alerta é tão importante que o texto todo foi digitado em CAIXA ALTA:

... EXCESSIVE HEAT OUTLOOK FOR THE ENTIRE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK. THE RIDGE WILL COMBINE WITH INCREASINGLY WARMER AIR ALOFT TO PUSH TEMPERATURES TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS FOR ALL LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE EVENT IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY... THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT HOT WEATHER WILL BLANKET OUR ENTIRE AREA... INCLUDING LOCATIONS AT THE COAST. BY SUNDAY HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO UPPER 80S FOR MOST COASTAL SPOTS WITH 90S AND 100S FOR INTERIOR AREAS. ADDITIONAL WARMING IS FORECAST FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. FOR THOSE DAYS... HIGHS IN COASTAL AREAS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE MID 80S TO MID 90S WITH MANY INTERIOR LOCATIONS 95 TO 110. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH LOWS IN MANY SPOTS OF 65 TO 75 DEGREES. THE HOT WEATHER WILL LIKELY BE ACROSS OUR AREA THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

PERSONS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO HEAT SHOULD BEGIN TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING HEATWAVE. ANYONE EXPECTED TO BE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY BY BRINGING PLENTY OF EXTRA WATER... WEARING SUNSCREEN AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHES... AND AVOIDING LONG EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. REMEMBER... NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN CARS DURING WARM AND HOT WEATHER. TEMPERATURES IN AUTOMOBILES CAN RAPIDLY REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED.