A Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory was issued Tuesday after temperatures in portions of the San Francisco Bay Area were predicted to fall into the upper 20s to the middle 30s for the second consecutive morning.
Just before noon, the warning and advisory were released by the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office.
The Freeze Warning, according to weather forecasters, will primarily affect the southern Salinas Valley, much like what occurred in the early hours of Monday morning. The Santa Clara Valley, the eastern Santa Clara Hills, the northern Salinas Valley, the Hollister Valley, the interior Monterey and San Benito Counties, the interior East Bay, the North Bay valleys, and the Santa Lucia range will all be under the Frost Advisory. Due to temperatures in the upper 20s to mid-30s on Tuesday morning, both will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
On Tuesday morning, more frost advisories and freeze warnings were issued for the Central Coast and the interior Bay Area. Without proper heating, temperatures between the upper 20s and the mid-30s can be dangerous. Keep pipes, people, pets, and plants safe!#twitter.com/01WfXoHGrU #CAwxpic
“Hazardous conditions for unsheltered populations and those without access to adequate heating,” the National Weather Service said, will result from the freezing temperatures. Residents were urged to safeguard pipelines, persons, plants, and pets.
Shortly after the current Wind Advisory ends, the cold weather warning and advisory will go into effect. Monday morning saw an increase in offshore winds, with the heaviest gusts occurring in the North Bay. Due to northerly winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts of up to 35 to 50 mph, an advisory was issued for the interior mountains of the North Bay from 4 a.m. Monday through 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Between Sunday evening and Monday morning, stronger gusts of up to 66 mph were recorded at Mount Helena, with more high gusts in the East Bay.
North Bay, are you feeling the breeze? Look at how much the wind is shaking this camera on Mount St. Helena (C/O@ALERTCalifornia).Below are the 12-hour peak wind gusts from the beginning of the event until the present. In the East Bay Hills, we are still keeping an eye on sporadic severe gusts.#twitter.com/y8LcpGty4k #CAwxpic
Long-term westerly swells were also causing moderate to high sneaker wave and rip current risks on Pacific Coast beaches. San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay, Southern Monterey Bay, Big Sur Coast, and coastal North Bay, including Point Reyes National Seashore, are all under a Beach Hazards Statement through 7 p.m. Monday.
The National Weather Service predicts that the week will be dry with a modest warming trend from Tuesday to Friday.
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