THE AIR ALERTS STILL IN EFFECT
FOR A RECORD 18 STRAIGHT DAYS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM LEN KIESE.
MICHELLE HAS THE AFTERNOON OFF.
TAKING A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR
DUBLIN CAMERA WHERE IT IS
SEASONAL RIGHT NOW, BUT NOT FOR
LONG.
MARY LEE IS TRACKING THE HEAT
WAVE HEADED OUR WAY.
STATEMENT THAT IS RIGHT, LEN.
WE HAVE THE HEAT AND SMOKE FOR
OUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THIS IS A LOOK AT CURRENT AIR
QUALITY CONDITIONS, MODERATE
FOR MOST OF US IN THE BAY AREA,
ALTHOUGH UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS OR PARTS OF
THE NORTH BAY, UP THROUGH SAN
RAFAEL, AND UP THROUGH THE
NORTH BAY LOOKING AT LAKE PORT,
CLEARLAKE UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY
TO OUR FARTHER NORTH THERE.
LET'S CHECK AIR QUALITY
CONDITIONS WITH THAT SPARE THE
AIR ALERT IN EFFECT AND LIKELY
EXTENDED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WE HAVE NOW GONE A RECORD 18
DAYS IN A ROW WITH THE SPARE
THE AIR ALERT FOR THE BAY AREA.
THAT BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 40 DAYS SETBACK IN 2018
DURING THE CAMPFIRES.
THE LONGEST STRETCH OF SPARE
THE AIR ALERTS HAPPENING RIGHT
NOW WHERE WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ADD TO THAT AS WE HEADED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WE HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY
SATURDAY THROUGH LABOR DAY FOR
THE COAST AND RIGHT AROUND THE
BAY AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
FOR AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK.
THAT IS MOST OF THE BAY AREA
DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS HEAT. WE
WILL TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU
CAN EXPECT FOR THE LABOR DAY
WEEKEND COMING UP.
AS THE HEAT WAVE
APPROACHES, THERE IS A WARNING
FOR POTENTIAL ROLLING BLACKOUTS.
STARTING TOMORROW AND
CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY FROM
3:00 TO 9:00 P.M..
KAL ISO IS CALLING FOR
VOLUNTARY ELECTRICITY
CONSERVATION.
THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO KEEP
THERMOSTATS TO 70 DEGREES AND
AVOID USING UNNECESSARY LIGHTS
