Full Notification

* WHAT...Temperatures in the mid 30s except as low as 29F to 33F mainly inland valleys will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...North Bay Interior Valleys, Coastal North Bay, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, East Bay Interior Valleys, Santa Cruz Mountains, Eastern Santa Clara Hills, Monterey Bay Area including the Salinas Valley, Santa Lucia Mountains, Los Padres National Forest and Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including Pinnacles National Park.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM PDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. Populations sensitive to cold temperatures such as the elderly should take proper precautions, including please do not leave pets outdoors overnight in cold temperatures. Expect near freezing to slightly sub-freezing temperatures for at least a couple hours to as much as several hours especially from near midnight tonight to just after sunrise Monday morning.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ... NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS ... SAN FRANSISCO PENINSULA COAST ... EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS ... SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN SANTA CLARA HILLS ... SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/ARROYO SECO AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO ... SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST ... MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT ... NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY ... NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY ... SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST

Instructions:

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Once the growing season has ended these statements will no longer be issued until if needed in the spring.