Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 1, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 13, 2009, 2:24 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2009, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2009, 2:24 PM PST (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2009, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2009, 2:58 AM PST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
578 WHUS76 KMTR 132224 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS APPEAR LIKELY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... PZZ545-140630- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ROUGH BAR AND HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SEAS AND LONGER PERIODS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BAR AND SURROUNDING WATERS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-140630- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-140630- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-140630- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-140630- /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-140630- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-535-140630- /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- MONTEREY BAY- 224 PM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
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380 WHUS76 KMTR 141145 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS APPEAR LIKELY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... PZZ530-535-141945- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- MONTEREY BAY- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ PZZ545-141945- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090215T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE SECOND STORM SYSTEM. WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ROUGH BAR AND HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SEAS AND LONGER PERIODS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BAR AND SURROUNDING WATERS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-141945- /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-141945- /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-141945- /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-141945- /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-141945- /O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 345 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH ON SATURDAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND PEAK WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP 50 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
712 WHUS76 KMTR 141652 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS APPEAR LIKELY FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... PZZ545-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090215T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ROUGH BAR AND HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HIGH SEAS AND LONGER PERIODS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE BAR AND SURROUNDING WATERS. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-535-150100- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.090215T0200Z-090216T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- MONTEREY BAY- 852 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS MONTEREY BAY TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
113 WHUS76 KMTR 142259 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PZZ545-150700- /O.UPG.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-150700- /O.UPG.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-150700- /O.UPG.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 17 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-150700- /O.UPG.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-150700- /O.UPG.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 16 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-150700- /O.UPG.KMTR.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.090215T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL REACH GALE FORCE WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-150700- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.090214T2259Z-090216T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-150700- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.090215T0600Z-090216T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 259 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MONTEREY BAY TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. SOUTH WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
978 WHUS76 KMTR 151104 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PZZ530-151915- /O.UPG.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090215T2300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANGEL ISLAND AND THE GOLDEN GATE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. BREAKERS OF 14 TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BAR AS WELL. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-151915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 304 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
972 WHUS76 KMTR 151505 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PZZ540-152315- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-151800- /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090215T1800Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-152315- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. BREAKERS OF 14 TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BAR AS WELL. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-152315- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-152315- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-152315- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-152300- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090215T2300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANGEL ISLAND AND THE GOLDEN GATE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-152315- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 705 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
709 WHUS76 KMTR 151704 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PZZ570-160115- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090215T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. LARGE STEEP SEAS RANGING FROM 12 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS GENERATED BY THIS MORNINGS STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-160115- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. BREAKERS APPROACHING 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BAR AS WELL. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-160115- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-160115- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-160115- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY TONIGHT BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-152300- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090215T2300Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANGEL ISLAND AND THE GOLDEN GATE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON BUT REMAIN 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-160115- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-160115- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 904 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
961 WHUS76 KMTR 152255 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... PZZ545-160700- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. BREAKERS APPROACHING 16 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BAR AS WELL. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS MONDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS REACHING 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF PILLAR POINT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-160700- /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF THE SAN RAFAEL BRIDGE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANGEL ISLAND AND THE GOLDEN GATE. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-160700- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 35 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-160700- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15TO 25 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-160700- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15TO 25 KT EARLY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-160700- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT BY TOMORROW MORNING. LARGE STEEP SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS GENERATED BY TODAYS STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-160700- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT BY TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-160700- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 255 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KT BY TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WATERSPOUTS. SEE PRODUCTS SUCH AS SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENTS...WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATIONS AND THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
877 WHUS76 KMTR 160459 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 PZZ530-161200- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-161300- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-161200- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-161200- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-161300- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. LARGE SEAS RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. BREAKERS APPROACHING 16 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BAR AS WELL. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS MONDAY MORNING. GALE FORCE WINDS REACHING 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF PILLAR POINT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-161300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 KT BY TOMORROW MORNING. LARGE STEEP SEAS RANGING FROM 10 TO 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS GENERATED BY TODAYS STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-161200- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-161200- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 859 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
048 WHUS76 KMTR 161058 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 PZZ565-161800- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 20 NM- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-161800- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-161200- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1200Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 20 NM- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ PZZ545-161800- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 20 NM- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ570-161600- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-161600- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1600Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-161600- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1600Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-161600- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-090216T1600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 20 NM- 258 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 13, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA
940 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009
...WET AND ACTIVE PATTERN AHEAD AS STORM TRAIN CONTINUES...
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 935 AM PST FRIDAY...THE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGE
IS SHOWING THE COLD FRONT PASSING EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA AND
KMUX IS INDICATING SCATTERED SHOWERS OFF OF THE COAST. THE WATER
VAPOUR IMAGE IS SHOWING THE CENTER OF THE LOW MOVING TOWARDS THE
CALIFORNIA OREGON BOARDER. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
MORNING EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH AXIS SWINGS ACROSS THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA.
ACCORDING TO THE WATER VAPOUR IMAGE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS
CURRENTLY PARKED OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND IS BEGINNING ITS
JOURNEY SOUTH. COMPARED TO YESTERDAYS MODEL SOLUTIONS THE CURRENT
1200 UTC GFS AND 0000 UTC ECMWF HAVE SLOWED THIS ADVANCING SYSTEM
DOWN. ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS UTILIZING THE 1200 UTC GFS SHOWS ASCENT
BEGINNING AROUND 0600 TO 1200 UTC SUNDAY ADVECTING PW VALUES AROUND
0.75 TO 0.80 INCHES INTO THE BIG SUR AREA. ASCENT RAMPS UP A BIT BY
1800 UTC SUNDAY WITH GFS QPF VALUES REACHING JUST OVER ONE INCH
INCREASING TO TWO INCHES BY 0000 UTC MONDAY.
ALONG WITH THE SIGNIFICANT RAIN FALL WE ALSO EXPECT WINDS TO
STRENGTHEN TO ADVISORY AND POSSIBLY WARNING LEVEL BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. ACCORDING TO THE 1200 UTC RUN OF THE NAM12 925 MB WINDS
WILL BE 40 TO 50 KTS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING 0900 UTC.
THE STRONG WINDS ALSO LINE UP WITH THE VALLEYS SO EXPECT SOME
STRONG GUST ADVISORY LEVELS WINDS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL.
THEREFORE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
LONG TERM(MONDAY-THURSDAY)...UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES ON MONDAY AS
THE UPPER LOW/TROUGH FROM SUNDAY GRADUALLY MOVES INLAND. AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES INLAND MONDAY...WIND SPEEDS AND PRECIP WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY. THERE AFTER MEDIUM RANGE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE...BUT
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE REGION TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. THE 1200 UTC GFS AND 0000 UTC ECMWF MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE
AGREEING ONCE AGAIN ON BRINGING ANOTHER POTENT STORM SYSTEM THROUGH
NEXT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. IF THE MODELS PAN OUT...ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY PRECIP WILL BE POSSIBLE THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 9:40 AM PST FRIDAY...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THE COLD UPPER LOW MOVES TOWARDS CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. CEILINGS ACROSS THE TERMINALS WILL BE MVFR AND VFR TODAY.
WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NW LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 9:40 AM PST FRIDAY...ANOTHER LARGE SWELL TRAIN WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA STARTING THIS EVENING. THEREFORE A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AS WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 18
FT. IN ADDITION SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY AND GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TDA...SCA...ALL WATERS EXCEPT MRY AND SF BAYS.
.SCA...FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS.
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST: LARRY
AVIATION/MARINE: SSA
NWS ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCOHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 8:06 AM PST, 6 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 806 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 CAZ505-141615- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 806 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM POINT REYES NORTHWARD FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM SATURDAY. BREAKERS FROM 15 TO 20 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED. PERSONS PLANNING ON BEING AT LOCAL BEACHES ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. * HIGH SURF ADVISORY - SEE SFOCFWMTR - WHUS46 KMTR * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST PRODUCING BREAKERS IN EXCESS OF 15 FEET EARLY SATURDAY THROUGH 10 AM. THERE AFTER...SWELLS WILL DIMINISH AND LARGE BREAKERS WILL CEASE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ507-511-512-141615- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 806 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH REGION LOWERING THE SNOW LEVELS TO 2500 FEET. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES SHOW THAT MANY COASTAL AREAS CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS INCREASING CONCERN THAT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL COULD OCCUR IN AT LEAST ONE IF NOT TWO OF THE STORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE HYDROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. ANYONE NEAR BURN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS...OR RIVERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ517-518-141615- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 806 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH REGION LOWERING THE SNOW LEVELS TO 2500 FEET. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS ABOVE 2500 FEET WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES SHOW THAT MANY COASTAL AREAS CAN EXPECT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ON SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS INCREASING CONCERN THAT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL COULD OCCUR IN AT LEAST ONE IF NOT TWO OF THE STORMS OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE HYDROLOGICAL PROBLEMS. ANYONE NEAR BURN AREAS...SMALL STREAMS...OR RIVERS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. LARRY
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 6:31 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 2:19 PM PST | High Wind Watch | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 12 hr |
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