YOUR SUNRISE TIME IS óóóóóóó. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S TOP STORIE. S. MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES...HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED TO THAT "EXTREME DROUGHT" STATUS...BY T HE U-S DROUGHT MONITOR. SANTA CRUZ WAS UPDAT ED TO THAT STATUS LAST MONT H. THE AMOUNT OF EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUT GH ACROSS THE STATE INCREASED FROM ABOUT 74-PERCENT...TMOO RE THAN á85- PERCENT THIS PAST WEEK. # ## ONE OF THE CONSEQUENS CE OF THE EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS IS WHAT AMOUNTS TO A YEAR-ROUND FIRE SEASON. TO PREPARE... CAL FIRE HELD A STATE- WIDE MULTI-AGENCY FIRE DRILL THURSDAY.... SIMULATING HOW THEY WOULD RESPOND TO A FT AS MOVING FIRE, THAT PROMPTS EVACUATION S. MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF ACRES HAVE BURNED SO FAR THIS YEAR... COMPARED TO THE SAME DATE IN 20- 20. ### SOME CITY COLLEGES ARE SEEING A DROP IN ENROLLMENT DURING THE PANDEMIC. ENROLLMT ENNUMBERS THIS FALL AT CABRILLO COLLEGE ARE DOWN 25 PERCENT THIS YEAR... 15 PERCENT LAST YEAR. AND HARTNELL COLLE EGSAW A 33 PERCENT DROP IN TOTAL STUDENTS FALL SEMESTERN I 20-20... COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. ADMINISTRATORS SAY TH EY THINK ITS BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY ACCESSING ONLINE COURSES. # ## TIME NOW TO TAKE ONE LAST CHECK OF WEATHER WITH METEOROLOGIST ART JARRETT. GOOD MORNING CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS EARLY MORNING WITH LIMITED COASTALOG F FOR NOW. HOWEVER, WE HA VE FOG INLAND FOG IN HOLLISTER, THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ALONG THE SUMMIT AND CARMEL VALLEY. LOCAL TEMPS 33-53? DEGREES. ACROSS MID MORING, COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH LAST NIGHT'S COLD FRONT, WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES CHILLY, BUT WILL OPEN UP O UR SKIES WITH DRY A IR MIXING OUT LOCAL CLOUDS DOWN TO CLEAR-PARTLY CLOU. DY EXCEPT FOR MONTERE-TY HERE COASTAL LOW CLOUDS DRIFT IN FROM HALF MOON BAY. THIS AFTERNOON, SUNNY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. DECREASING HIGH CLOUDS. MODERATE NW WINDS ACTIVATE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WIS ND15-25 MPH, GUSTS TO 30 MPH. LOCAL AFTERNOON HIGHS: COAST WIDESPREAD 57-63 DEGREES. INLAND AREAS. 60- 65?DEGREES. ACROSS THE NEXT 8 DAYSA . ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF FLUCTUATING TEMPS. BELOW SEASONAL TEM PS TODAY, A BIT WARR ME TUESDAY, COOL AGAIN WEDNESY