This morning, we couldn't slide open the doors to our van -- they were frozen shut -- that's never happened before. Tonight'll be worse! Cover your tender plants and put your animals indoors. From the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS A
WIDESPREAD AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... &&
Instruction:
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT AFFECTED AREAS CAN EXPECT AT LEAST TWO HOURS OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES... WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT SENSITIVE CROPS AND VULNERABLE ANIMALS SHOULD BE KEPT INDOORS IN A BARN OR SIMILAR STRUCTURE.
