He rejected claims that a heatwave from the Pacific Ocean could hit the country. Earlier, Jirapol Sinthunava, a professor Mahidol University's Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies said the country might be hit by the heatwave due to hot air masses from the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, Anond Snidvongs, execu- tive director of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency said it was less likely that Bangkok be affected by today's extreme tempera tures as the city was located close the Gulf of Thailand Permanent secretary for public health Sophon Mekthon yesterday warned the ic, especially children, the elderly those who work outdoors, to watch out heatstroke as temperatures surge between 11am and 2pm