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Small Craft Advisory 204, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

February 16, 2011

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 16, 2011, 8:09 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 16, 2011, 8:09 PM PST (04:09 UTC)
Expired: Feb 17, 2011, 8:00 PM PST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Feb 16, 7:30 PM PST, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 7:30 PM PST, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 2:04 PM PST, 6 hours 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA
204 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

CAZ507-511-512-517-518-171400-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY
INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
EAST BAY HILLS AND THE DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-
204 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HILLS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN
THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
EARLY TONIGHT. DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

IN ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BETWEEN 3000-4000
FEET TODAY. AS A RESULT...LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHEST PEAKS.  LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LESS WIND AND RAIN IS EXPECTED THURSDAY BUT ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
IN FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING MORE
RAIN TO THE AREA POSSIBLY LASTING INTO SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
REMAIN LOW WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE IN THE HILLS FOR MUCH OF
THE WEEK. ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS IN THE HILLS ABOVE 2500 FEET
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER LIKE WEATHER THIS WEEK.

CAZ006-505-506-508>510-513-516-528>530-171400-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
204 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS AND
COASTAL LOCATIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY REGION.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
EARLY TONIGHT. DEVELOPED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.  MINOR PONDING ON THE ROADWAYS WILL
ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST CELLS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LESS WIND AND RAIN IS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY BUT ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING
MORE RAIN TO THE AREA POSSIBLY LASTING INTO SATURDAY.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 17, 3:11 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	12 hr
Feb 17, 9:03 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 4 more	31 days
Feb 17, 9:06 AM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara	6 hr
Feb 17, 9:10 AM PST	Gale Warning	MTR		6 hr
Feb 17, 10:24 AM PST	Flash Flood Warning	MTR	Sonoma	106 min
Feb 17, 12:47 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	MTR	Alameda, Contra Costa, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara	2 hr
Feb 17, 12:54 PM PST	Areal Flood Advisory	MTR	Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz	6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.