Alert archive / California / Beach Hazards Statements in 2012

Beach Hazards Statement 1, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

May 16, 2012Monterey County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at May 16, 2012, 11:20 AM PDT for Monterey County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, California. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 2012, 11:20 AM PDT (18:20 UTC)
Expired
May 21, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2012-05-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2012-05-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
696 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

329 
WHUS46 KMTR 161820
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1120 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ADVISED THAT BACTERIA
LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT STILLWATER COVE NEAR
PEBBLE BEACH...

CAZ530-171830-
/O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0001.120516T1820Z-120518T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1120 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH...ALL OTHER MONTEREY
  COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS

* SOURCE...MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION
  VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH OR CALL 1-800-347-6363

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR BEACH WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE
BACTERIAL STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED, BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE
OF HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE
POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE
EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G., RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR
SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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7 follow-up statements
090 
WHUS46 KMTR 170053
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
553 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...SAN MATEO AND MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE ADVISED
THAT BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT THE
OCEAN BEACH LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW...

CAZ509-171800-
/O.EXA.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120518T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
553 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING...FOR
PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS...ALL OTHER SAN MATEO
  COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS

* SOURCE...SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES OR CALL
  1-650-599-1266

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK
OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE
POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE
EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS
OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ530-171800-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120518T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
553 PM PDT WED MAY 16 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH...ALL OTHER 
  MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. 

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS

* SOURCE...MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE 
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH OR CALL 1-800-347-6363 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL STANDARD
HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF HUMAN SEWAGE.
A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE RISK OF ILLNESS
ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO BE POSTED WHERE
SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN BE EXPLAINED AS
NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS).
PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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779 
WHUS46 KMTR 171743
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1043 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...SAN MATEO AND MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE ADVISED
THAT BACTERIA LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AT THE OCEAN
BEACH LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW...

CAZ530-181800-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120518T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1043 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH...ALL OTHER 
  MONTEREY COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. 

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS

* SOURCE...MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE 
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH OR CALL 1-800-347-6363 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ509-181800-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120518T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1043 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS...ALL OTHER SAN MATEO 
  COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. 

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH WATER MAY CAUSE ILLNESS

* SOURCE...SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE 
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES OR CALL 1- 
  650-599-1266 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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526 
WHUS46 KMTR 172120
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
220 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT...

CAZ530-181800-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120518T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

AS OF 5/17/2012 A MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STILLWATER COVE. BACTERIA
LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AND THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME. ALL OTHER MONTEREY
COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE
  ILLNESS.

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF
  THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION
  VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL
  1-800-347-6363.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ509-181800-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120518T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

AS OF 5/17/2012 A SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACH AT PILLAR POINT
NEAR MAVERICKS. ELEVATED LEVELS OF INDICATOR BACTERIA HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED AND WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS. 

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE
  ILLNESS.

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF
  THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION
  VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-
  650-599-1266

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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273 
WHUS46 KMTR 181749
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1049 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT...

CAZ530-191800-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120519T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1049 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

AS OF 5/18/2012 A MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STILLWATER COVE. BACTERIA
LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AND THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME. ALL OTHER MONTEREY
COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION 
  VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 
  6363. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ509-191800-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120519T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1049 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

AS OF 5/18/2012 A SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACH AT PILLAR POINT
NEAR MAVERICKS. ELEVATED LEVELS OF INDICATOR BACTERIA HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED AND WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE 
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES (ALL LOWER 
  CASE) OR CALL 1- 650-599-1266 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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700 
WHUS46 KMTR 191733
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1033 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT...

CAZ530-201800-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120520T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1033 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

AS OF 5/19/2012 A MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STILLWATER COVE. BACTERIA
LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AND THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME. ALL OTHER MONTEREY
COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION 
  VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 
  6363. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ509-201800-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120520T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1033 AM PDT SAT MAY 19 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

AS OF 5/19/2012 A SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACH AT PILLAR POINT
NEAR MAVERICKS. ELEVATED LEVELS OF INDICATOR BACTERIA HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED AND WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED. 

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF
  THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION
  VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL
  1-650-599-1266

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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755 
WHUS46 KMTR 201735
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1035 AM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT...

CAZ530-211800-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120521T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1035 AM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

AS OF 5/20/2012 A MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STILLWATER COVE. BACTERIA
LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AND THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME. ALL OTHER MONTEREY
COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION 
  VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 
  6363. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ509-211800-
/O.EXT.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120521T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1035 AM PDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

AS OF 5/20/2012 A SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACH AT PILLAR POINT
NEAR MAVERICKS. ELEVATED LEVELS OF INDICATOR BACTERIA HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED AND WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED.

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE 
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES (ALL LOWER 
  CASE) OR CALL 1-650-599-1266 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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164 
WHUS46 KMTR 211827
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
1127 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT...

CAZ509-221800-
/O.EXP.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120521T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0002.120521T1827Z-120522T1800Z/
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
1127 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

AS OF 5/21/2012...A SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH
WATER QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACH AT PILLAR
POINT NEAR MAVERICKS. ELEVATED LEVELS OF INDICATOR BACTERIA HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED AND WARNING SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED.

* LOCATION...PILLAR POINT NEAR MAVERICKS.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE 
  INFORMATION VISIT WWW.SMCHEALTH.ORG/ENVIRON/BEACHES (ALL LOWER 
  CASE) OR CALL 1-650-599-1266 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$

CAZ530-221800-
/O.EXP.KMTR.BH.S.0001.000000T0000Z-120521T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0002.120521T1827Z-120522T1800Z/
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1127 AM PDT MON MAY 21 2012

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

AS OF 5/21/2012...A MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEACH WATER
QUALITY ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STILLWATER COVE. BACTERIA
LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED HEALTH GUIDELINES AND THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED
NOT TO HAVE OCEAN WATER CONTACT AT THIS TIME. ALL OTHER MONTEREY
COUNTY BEACHES ARE OPEN WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

* LOCATION...STILLWATER COVE NEAR PEBBLE BEACH.

* TIMING...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* IMPACTS...CONTACT WITH CONTAMINATED OCEAN WATER MAY CAUSE 
  ILLNESS. 

* SOURCE...THIS INFORMATION IS BEING TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST 
  OF THE MONTEREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION 
  VISIT WWW.MTYHD.ORG/BEACH (ALL LOWER CASE) OR CALL 1-800-347- 
  6363. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A BEACH HAZARD STATEMENT FOR
A BEACH BACTERIA WARNING MEANS THAT AT LEAST ONE BACTERIAL
STANDARD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED...BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN SOURCE OF
HUMAN SEWAGE. A BEACH WARNING ALERTS THE PUBLIC OF A POSSIBLE
RISK OF ILLNESS ASSOCIATED WITH WATER CONTACT. WARNING MAY ALSO
BE POSTED WHERE SOURCES OF CONTAMINATION ARE IDENTIFIABLE AND CAN
BE EXPLAINED AS NOT OF HUMAN ORIGIN (E.G.... RESIDENT MARINE
MAMMALS OR SEABIRDS). PLEASE AVOID CONTACT WITH THE WATER AT THIS
TIME.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE
NEW BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT...

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=CHMBHS.

&&

$$


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