here comes the summer hums a few bars from the undertones song

[Guest guest]

gonna top 100F a few miles inland...

 

Excessive Heat Watch

 

 

/O.EXT.KMTR.EH.A.0001.080515T1900Z- 080517T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HT.Y.

0001.080514T1900Z-080515T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- 347

AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008

....HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

....EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY

EVENING...

 

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY

EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS

EVENING.

 

THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS BEING ISSUED UTILIZING A NEW HEAT HEALTH WARNING

SYSTEM. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE AREAS INCLUDED IN THIS HEAT WATCH. 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 AND SEEKING A COOLER LOCATION FOR THE DAY IF

NO AIR CONDITIONING IS AVAILABLE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT FRIENDS OR RELATIVES

CHECK FREQUENTLY ON THOSE WHO MIGHT BE PRONE TO HEAT SENSITIVITY.

 

ALSO...NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN...ELDERLY OR PETS UNATTENDED IN ENCLOSED

VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. TEMPERATURES QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE- THREATENING

LEVELS EVEN WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPENED.

 

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE

COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A

SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY

IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND

NEIGHBORS.

 

 

 

 

Today

May 14

Partly Cloudy

high 88°

low 63°

 

 

Thu

May 15

Mostly Sunny

high 95°

low 60°

 

 

Fri

May 16

Sunny

high 90°

low 60°

 

Sat

May 17

Sunny

high 89°

low 58°

 

 

Water regulators mandate water conservation east of S.F. Bay

By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Writer

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

 

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(05-13) 19:05 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) --

 

About 1.3 million water customers east of San Francisco Bay must cut back on

their water use under rules imposed Tuesday amid the most severe water shortage

in nearly 20 years.

 

The East Bay Municipal Utility District's board of directors voted unanimously

to declare a water shortage emergency in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

 

A drought management program approved by the board aims to curtail water use by

15 percent compared to average annual demand in the district.

 

The plan forbids activities like washing a car while letting the hose run,

washing sidewalks and patios instead of sweeping, running water fountains that

don't recycle water and watering lawns more than three times a week.

 

" Our goal is to impact people's lives as little as possible and get the maximum

amount of conservation that we can, " said Andrea Pook, spokeswoman for EBMUD.

" So really, we're going after water waste. "

 

Customers caught going against these prohibitions will be cited, though the cost

of the fine is still uncertain, Pook said.

 

The package of measures to curb water use also include television, print and

radio campaigns to educate the public.

 

A final decision on increasing water rates while the shortage lasts will be made

during a public hearing July 8. New rates adopted then could go into effect in

August and show up on customers' bills by September.

 

The rate hike would include a ten percent increase for all customers, who would

also be asked to consume 10 percent less than their average use for the last

three years.

 

A $2 surcharge would be added to the bill for each unit of water used that

exceeds each consumer's goal.

 

Customers who already use little water — less than 100 gallons per house per

day — would be exempted from the rate hike and the surcharge, Pook said.

 

Water officials blamed two years of dry weather for the emergency. The Sierra

Nevada snowpack, a main source of California's water supply, has fallen

one-third below normal levels and is not replenishing drinking water supplies as

usual.

 

Instead of seeing water levels rise in EBMUD's Pardee and Camanche Reservoirs,

as is typical when Sierra snows melt in the spring, officials said they're

seeing the levels decrease.

 

 

What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure

that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain

[Guest guest]



Yuk! Much too hot for my liking.

 

Jo

 

 

-

fraggle

vegan chat

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:54 PM

here comes the summer "hums a few bars from the undertones song"

 

 

gonna top 100F a few miles inland...Excessive Heat Watch/O.EXT.KMTR.EH.A.0001.080515T1900Z- 080517T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HT.Y. 0001.080514T1900Z-080515T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- 347 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS BEING ISSUED UTILIZING A NEW HEAT HEALTH WARNING SYSTEM. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE AREAS INCLUDED IN THIS HEAT WATCH. 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 AND SEEKING A COOLER LOCATION FOR THE DAY IF NO AIR CONDITIONING IS AVAILABLE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT FRIENDS OR RELATIVES CHECK FREQUENTLY ON THOSE WHO MIGHT BE PRONE TO HEAT SENSITIVITY.ALSO...NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN...ELDERLY OR PETS UNATTENDED IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. TEMPERATURES QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE- THREATENING LEVELS EVEN WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPENED.A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.TodayMay 14Partly Cloudyhigh 88°low 63°ThuMay 15Mostly Sunnyhigh 95°low 60°FriMay 16Sunnyhigh 90°low 60°SatMay 17Sunnyhigh 89°low 58°Water regulators mandate water conservation east of S.F. BayBy JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press WriterTuesday, May 13, 2008Printable VersionEmail This Article del.icio.usDiggTechnoratiRedditFacebook SlashdotFarkNewsvineGoogle Bookmarks (0) Georgia (default)VerdanaTimes New RomanArial(05-13) 19:05 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) --About 1.3 million water customers east of San Francisco Bay must cut back on their water use under rules imposed Tuesday amid the most severe water shortage in nearly 20 years.The East Bay Municipal Utility District's board of directors voted unanimously to declare a water shortage emergency in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.A drought management program approved by the board aims to curtail water use by 15 percent compared to average annual demand in the district.The plan forbids activities like washing a car while letting the hose run, washing sidewalks and patios instead of sweeping, running water fountains that don't recycle water and watering lawns more than three times a week."Our goal is to impact people's lives as little as possible and get the maximum amount of conservation that we can," said Andrea Pook, spokeswoman for EBMUD. "So really, we're going after water waste."Customers caught going against these prohibitions will be cited, though the cost of the fine is still uncertain, Pook said.The package of measures to curb water use also include television, print and radio campaigns to educate the public.A final decision on increasing water rates while the shortage lasts will be made during a public hearing July 8. New rates adopted then could go into effect in August and show up on customers' bills by September.The rate hike would include a ten percent increase for all customers, who would also be asked to consume 10 percent less than their average use for the last three years.A $2 surcharge would be added to the bill for each unit of water used that exceeds each consumer's goal.Customers who already use little water — less than 100 gallons per house per day — would be exempted from the rate hike and the surcharge, Pook said.Water officials blamed two years of dry weather for the emergency. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, a main source of California's water supply, has fallen one-third below normal levels and is not replenishing drinking water supplies as usual.Instead of seeing water levels rise in EBMUD's Pardee and Camanche Reservoirs, as is typical when Sierra snows melt in the spring, officials said they're seeing the levels decrease.What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so.- Mark Twain

[Guest guest]

we laways get a few days like this...

should happen again in june

then the fog (usually) kicks in

tho, i like the heat....

makes riding in my faux leather jacket kinda crappy tho..and denim just doesn't work for the freeway

jo May 14, 2008 3:50 PM Re: here comes the summer "hums a few bars from the undertones song"

 

 

 

 Yuk! Much too hot for my liking.

 

Jo

 

 

-

fraggle

vegan chat

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:54 PM

here comes the summer "hums a few bars from the undertones song"

 

 

gonna top 100F a few miles inland...Excessive Heat Watch/O.EXT.KMTR.EH.A.0001.080515T1900Z- 080517T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.HT.Y. 0001.080514T1900Z-080515T0300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- 347 AM PDT WED MAY 14 2008...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS BEING ISSUED UTILIZING A NEW HEAT HEALTH WARNING SYSTEM. IT IS SPECIFIC TO THE AREAS INCLUDED IN THIS HEAT WATCH. 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 AND SEEKING A COOLER LOCATION FOR THE DAY IF NO AIR CONDITIONING IS AVAILABLE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT FRIENDS OR RELATIVES CHECK FREQUENTLY ON THOSE WHO MIGHT BE PRONE TO HEAT SENSITIVITY.ALSO...NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN...ELDERLY OR PETS UNATTENDED IN ENCLOSED VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. TEMPERATURES QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE- THREATENING LEVELS EVEN WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE PARTIALLY OPENED.A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.TodayMay 14Partly Cloudyhigh 88°low 63°ThuMay 15Mostly Sunnyhigh 95°low 60°FriMay 16Sunnyhigh 90°low 60°SatMay 17Sunnyhigh 89°low 58°Water regulators mandate water conservation east of S.F. BayBy JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press WriterTuesday, May 13, 2008Printable VersionEmail This Article del.icio.usDiggTechnoratiRedditFacebook SlashdotFarkNewsvineGoogle Bookmarks (0) Georgia (default)VerdanaTimes New RomanArial(05-13) 19:05 PDT San Francisco, CA (AP) --About 1.3 million water customers east of San Francisco Bay must cut back on their water use under rules imposed Tuesday amid the most severe water shortage in nearly 20 years.The East Bay Municipal Utility District's board of directors voted unanimously to declare a water shortage emergency in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.A drought management program approved by the board aims to curtail water use by 15 percent compared to average annual demand in the district.The plan forbids activities like washing a car while letting the hose run, washing sidewalks and patios instead of sweeping, running water fountains that don't recycle water and watering lawns more than three times a week."Our goal is to impact people's lives as little as possible and get the maximum amount of conservation that we can," said Andrea Pook, spokeswoman for EBMUD. "So really, we're going after water waste."Customers caught going against these prohibitions will be cited, though the cost of the fine is still uncertain, Pook said.The package of measures to curb water use also include television, print and radio campaigns to educate the public.A final decision on increasing water rates while the shortage lasts will be made during a public hearing July 8. New rates adopted then could go into effect in August and show up on customers' bills by September.The rate hike would include a ten percent increase for all customers, who would also be asked to consume 10 percent less than their average use for the last three years.A $2 surcharge would be added to the bill for each unit of water used that exceeds each consumer's goal.Customers who already use little water — less than 100 gallons per house per day — would be exempted from the rate hike and the surcharge, Pook said.Water officials blamed two years of dry weather for the emergency. The Sierra Nevada snowpack, a main source of California's water supply, has fallen one-third below normal levels and is not replenishing drinking water supplies as usual.Instead of seeing water levels rise in EBMUD's Pardee and Camanche Reservoirs, as is typical when Sierra snows melt in the spring, officials said they're seeing the levels decrease.What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so.- Mark Twain

 

 

 

 

 

What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain

[Guest guest]

Once the temperature goes up over about 22C ( I think that is about

80F) I don't like it. It get's so humid.

 

Jo

[Guest guest]

generally doesn't get that humid here on the left coast

heartwerk May 15, 2008 2:33 AM Re: here comes the summer "hums a few bars from the undertones song"

 

 

 

Once the temperature goes up over about 22C ( I think that is about 80F) I don't like it. It get's so humid.Jo

 

 

 

 

What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain

[Guest guest]



That's good - I remember when we visited Austria and Germany it was 26C and it wasn't humid so it didn't feel so hot.

 

Jo

 

 

-

fraggle

Thursday, May 15, 2008 6:15 PM

Re: Re: here comes the summer "hums a few bars from the undertones song"

 

 

generally doesn't get that humid here on the left coast

heartwerk May 15, 2008 2:33 AM Re: here comes the summer "hums a few bars from the undertones song"

 

 

 

Once the temperature goes up over about 22C ( I think that is about 80F) I don't like it. It get's so humid.Jo

What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain