RESIDENTS HIT THE WATER TO STAY COOL.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer Nancy Law started the engine to her Kawasaki Jet Ski Jet Ski A trademark used for a personal watercraft. jet ski Noun a small self-propelled vehicle resembling a scooter, which skims across water on a flat keel jet skiing n on Saturday, preparing to spend the day on the water with dozens of others at Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² to beat the stifling heat that once again scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. the area. ``I like the hot weather, but sometimes it's too hot, and all of these people out here probably feel like me. We want to water ski,'' said Law, whose yellow and white swimwear perfectly matched her yellow and white trimmed Jet Ski. ``I'm hitting the water and staying out there until management asks me to leave,'' she said. The hot weather is expected to continue into today, although an onshore flow could increase enough to cool the coastline, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Weather Service. But Santa Clarita likely will have to wait until Monday for any cooling to begin. ``This hot weather is something we don't need,'' said Eilen Pierce, a Bakersfield resident visiting relatives in Saugus. ``My niece has been telling me how bad the weather has been and I thought it couldn't be any worse than Bakersfield, but unfortunately I was wrong,'' Pierce said. The Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. was jammed with visitors heading to Hurricane Harbor water park in Valencia. Like so many others Saturday, Nicole Hoffer was wearing only a swimsuit. ``What else did you expect?'' Hoffer said. ``If I could I'd wear less, I would. It's either Hurricane Harbor or stay home, run the electric bill up by using the air conditioner.'' The Weather Service cautions that people planning outdoor activities should prepare for the heat by wearing lightweight, light-color clothing, avoiding strenuous activity, drinking plenty of nonalcoholic non·al·co·hol·ic adj. A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. liquids. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Kristen Fenske speeds across Castaic Lake on a scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. hot Saturday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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