(KRON) — Get out the heavy comforter, the Bay Area and Central Coast are forecast for freezing to near-freezing overnight temperatures Thrusday. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning and a cold weather advisory for the region. Temperatures could drop between the mid 20s and low 30s in Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Range, San Benito County, the Eastern Santa Clara hills, the southern Salinas Valley and Lake San Antonio. San Francisco traffic deaths lowest since 2018, city says “Cold to very cold conditions are expected Thursday night into Friday morning,” the Bay Area NWS office wrote on social media. “Ensure portable heaters are working properly and are used correctly, do not use generators or grills inside, and make sure that animals have food, unfrozen water, and warmth.” (NWS) Chilly temperatures in the mid-to-low 30s are also forecast for the East Bay Hills and valleys, Monterey Bay, the Big Sur Coast, the Marin hills, the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Santa Clara valley, the North Bay interior valleys, and the Northern Salinas, Hollister and Carmel valleys. The coldest temperatures will last from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday. People are advised to bundle up and avoid spending long periods of time outdoors. File: A homeless man sleeps in front of a business gate on Embarcadero Street in San Francisco on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Hazie’s bartender fired after viral video incident stands by his actions “Cold conditions will be hazardous to sensitive populations such as unhoused individuals,” the NWS forecast reads. “Cold conditions may damage or kill sensitive crops, plants, and vegetation if appropriate precautions are not taken. Prolonged exposure to the cold conditions will lead to hypothermia for people, pets, and livestock.” ...read more read less