Alert archive / California / Gale Watches in 2012
Gale Watch 3, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this gale watch at Mar 4, 2012, 2:11 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 3:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2012, 2:11 PM PST (22:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 3:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 2:58 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WHUS76 KMTR 042211 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WATCHES POSTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON MONDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MARINERS SHOULD PLAN NOW FOR THIS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THAT WILL BRING MUCH STRONGER WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE OCEAN AND BAY WATERS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. PZZ570-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ540-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ545-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ575-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ560-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ565-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ530-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120307T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BAY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND CHOPPY SEAS IN THE BAY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ535-050530- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120307T0400Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 211 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OUTER BAY AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
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720 WHUS76 KMTR 050452 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WATCHES POSTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON MONDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MARINERS SHOULD PLAN NOW FOR THIS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THAT WILL BRING MUCH STRONGER WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE OCEAN AND BAY WATERS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. PZZ570-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ540-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ545-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ575-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ560-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ565-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ530-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120307T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BAY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND CHOPPY SEAS IN THE BAY MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ535-051300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120307T0400Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 852 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MONDAY TO 8 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OUTER BAY AS EARLY AS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
614 WHUS76 KMTR 051058 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS ON MONDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MARINERS SHOULD PLAN NOW FOR THIS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER THAT WILL BRING MUCH STRONGER WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS TO THE COASTAL WATERS AND BAY WATERS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. PZZ570-051900- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0008.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ540-051900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2000Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0008.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-051900- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0008.120306T1100Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ560-051900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2000Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-051900- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ565-051900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2000Z-120306T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KMTR.GL.A.0003.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0008.120306T1700Z-120307T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL INCREASE 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 15 FEET BY TUESDAY CREATING FRESH ANDS STEEP SEAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-051900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2000Z-120307T1100Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE BAY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND CHOPPY SEAS IN THE BAY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ535-051900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0027.120305T2300Z-120307T1100Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 258 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OUTER BAY AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Mar 4, 9:53 AM PST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 9:53 AM PST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
953 AM PST SUN MAR 4 2012
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 8:50 AM PST SUNDAY...LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW
COMBINED WITH WIDESPREAD SUNSHINE AND WARMING FROM THE SURFACE UP
TO 800 MB IS SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY ACROSS
THE CWA. TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING 2 TO 5 DEGREES AHEAD OF YESTERDAY
AND SHOULD TOP OUT CLOSE TO WHAT WE ENDED UP HITTING ON SATURDAY.
EASTERLY GRADIENT IS SIMILAR TO 24 HOURS AGO WHILE THE NORTHERLY
PIECE IS A BIT LIGHTER. VISIBLE SATELLITE DOES SHOW AN AREA OF
CLOUDS APPROACHING THE SONOMA COASTLINE. WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON
THOSE TO SEE IF THE EASTERLY FLOW DROPS OFF ENOUGH TO BRING THE
CLOUDS TO POINT REYES AND POINTS TO THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
END UP HITTING THE MID 60S TO MID 70S AT MOST COASTAL SPOTS WITH
70S TO LOWER 80S INLAND.
DID ISSUE A SMALL UPDATE FOR THE FORECAST AS THE MONDAY TO TUESDAY
SYSTEM LOOKS A BIT WETTER. UNLIKE MANY TIMES...12Z NAM IS IN FACT THE
MOST BULLISH AND BRINGS AROUND 1/10" TO MOST OF THE CWA. OTHER
MODELS (INCLUDING THE 12Z GFS THAT JUST ARRIVED) INDICATE A BETTER
CHANCE FOR THE NORTH BAY WITH JUST MINOR CHANCES FOR SOUTHERN
AREAS. POPS ARE NOW IN THE 25-50 RANGE FOR MANY SPOTS WITH HIGHER
QPF AMOUNTS.
OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK. WILL TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT NEXT WEEK'S POTENTIAL BIG PATTERN CHANGE.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SKIES ARE CLEAR ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
THIS MORNING AND TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE RUNNING 3-5
DEGREES WARMER COMPARED TO 24 HOURS AGO. IN ADDITION...THE FORT
ORD PROFILER INDICATES THAT THE AIRMASS ALOFT HAS WARMED ABOUT 2-3
DEG C OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. THE WARMER AIRMASS OVER OUR REGION
SHOULD TRANSLATE TO WARMER HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...OFFSHORE FLOW HAS WEAKENED AND SO THE NEXT
RESULT WILL PROBABLY BE PERSISTENCE NEAR THE OCEAN AND PERHAPS
SLIGHT WARMING INLAND. SATELLITE SHOWS A FEW AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS
WELL OFFSHORE...BUT UNTIL ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS THERE IS LITTLE
CHANCE THAT WE WILL SEE ANY COASTAL LOW CLOUDS AND/OR FOG. THE
UPSHOT IS THAT THE SECOND HALF OF THIS WEEKEND WILL BE JUST AS
SUNNY AND WARM AS THE FIRST HALF.
COOLER WEATHER IS ON THE WAY. COOLING WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY AS THE
UPPER RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST BREAKS DOWN AND WINDS TURNS
ONSHORE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT COOLING ON MONDAY WILL OCCUR NEAR
THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH BAY VALLEYS. THESE AREAS WILL SEE DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES COOL BY 10 DEGREES OR MORE. INLAND AREAS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE SOUTH...ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COOL AS MUCH...AT LEAST NOT
ON MONDAY. MUCH COOLER WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA BY
TUESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH THAT ORIGINATED OVER ALASKA PLUNGES
SOUTHEAST AND INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE LEADING EDGE OF
A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. OVER THE PAST FEW
DAYS...THE MODELS HAD BEEN INDICATING THAT THE COLD FRONT WOULD BE
MOSTLY DRY AS IT SWEPT THROUGH OUR AREA. BUT RECENT RUNS OF BOTH
THE NAM AND GFS HAVE BEEN TRENDING WETTER...AND FASTER TOO. BOTH THE
00Z AND 06Z NAM SPREAD LIGHT RAIN OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA ON MONDAY
NIGHT...AND AS FAR SOUTH AS MONTEREY BAY BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
THE 06Z GFS IS SIMILAR TO THE NAM. THE 00Z ECMWF MAINTAINS A
SLOWER AND DRIER SOLUTION. POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED ON MONDAY
NIGHT...BUT STILL REMAIN IN THE SLIGHT CHANCE CATEGORY GIVEN
CONTINUED LACK OF MODEL CONSENSUS. IF THE 12Z MODEL OUTPUT
CONTINUES TO LOOK WET ON MONDAY NIGHT...POPS WILL NEED TO BE
RAISED. PRECIP TOTALS...EVEN WITH THE WETTER NAM AND GFS...ARE
EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT...ONLY A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS.
THE MODELS GENERALLY AGREE THAT ANY POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL BE
ISOLATED AND END BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. FOR THE MOST PART TUESDAY
WILL BE A DRY...COOL...AND BLUSTERY DAY UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 50S. BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST NEAR THE COAST WHERE LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
SKIES WILL CLEAR BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND A DRIER AIRMASS WILL BEGIN
FILTERING IN FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A COLD
NIGHT ON TUESDAY NIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP TO AROUND
FREEZING IN MOST INLAND VALLEYS. AND...DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY
WINDS DIMINISH THAT NIGHT...SOME UPPER 20S ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
COLDEST INLAND VALLEYS BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
THE COOL-DOWN WON'T LAST LONG. THE MODELS FORECAST AN UPPER RIDGE
TO REDEVELOP ALONG THE WEST COAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL MEAN A WARMING TREND DURING THE SECOND
HALF OF THE WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK UP TO THE LOWER
70S IN MANY AREAS BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS AGREE THAT A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE WILL
BEGIN TO DEVELOP NEXT WEEKEND AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH FORMS OVER THE
NE PACIFIC. AN INITIAL IMPULSE MOVING OUT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH
MAY CLIP THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR AREA WITH A LITTLE RAIN EARLY IN
THE WEEKEND. BUT OTHERWISE...CURRENT MODEL OUTPUT INDICATES THAT
NEXT WEEKEND WILL MOSTLY BE DRY AND MILD. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS
GROWING THAT OUR REGION COULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENT EARLY
NEXT WEEK (AROUND MARCH 13 AND 14) AS THE LONGWAVE TROUGH
APPROACHES CA. THIS CONFIDENCE IS BASED ON GOOD AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE VARIOUS MODELS...LACK OF SIGNIFICANT SPREAD AMONG THE VARIOUS
MODEL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS...AND GOOD RUN-TO-RUN MODEL CONSISTENCY.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 9:51 AM PST SUNDAY...FOR 18Z TAFS. FOR THE REST
OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING SKIES WILL BE CLEAR. FORECAST PROBLEM
WILL DEAL WITH AREA OF VERY SHALLOW STRATUS CURRENTLY WEST OF
SONOMA AND WHAT THAT WILL DO AS FLOW TURNS ONSHORE THIS EVENING.
BEST ESTIMATE SHOWS VERY SHALLOW CLOUD/FOG DECK REACHING THE COAST
AFTER SUNSET AND PERHAPS REACHING KHAF AND THE GOLDEN GATE. TAFS
WERE DEVELOPED WITH IDEA OF SHALLOW FOG LAYER OOZING THROUGH THE
GOLDEN GATE BY 12Z MONDAY AND POSSIBLY DOWN TO MONTEREY PENINSULA.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW AS MODELS DON'T EXPLICITLY SHOW THAT BUT WANTED
TO INTRODUCE IDEA INTO TAFS. POSSIBLE OUTCOME IS CIGS AND VSBY
COULD BE EVEN LOWER THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST OR CLEAR SKIES PREVAIL
ALL NIGHT AND RIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT.
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR 00Z TAF ISSUANCE.
VICINITY OF KSFO...VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES THE REST OF TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. LOW CONFIDENCE RIGHT NOW FOR MONDAY MORNING BUT MOST LIKELY
SCENARIO IS VFR WITH CLOUDS MORE LIKELY INTO KOAK VS KSFO DURING
ANY INITIAL STRATUS/FOG RETURN.
KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH....VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES THROUGH AT LEAST 12Z MONDAY.
MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...CLEAR SKIES THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. FORECAST CHALLENGE IS IF SHALLOW FOG/LOW CLOUD LAYER
RETURNS TO MONTEREY PENINSULA BY MONDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS LOW
ON THAT SOLUTION BUT IT IS POSSIBLE AS FLOW TURNS BACK TO ONSHORE.
&&
.CLIMATE...HERE ARE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND THE YEAR THAT THEY
OCCURRED FOR SUNDAY MARCH 4TH FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS IN OUR AREA.
SF BAY AREA
.LOCATION................MAR 04
SANTA ROSA.............83/1959
KENTFIELD..............81/1959
SAN RAFAEL.............82/1959
NAPA...................80/1959
SAN FRANCISCO..........77/1959
SFO....................77/1984
OAKLAND................80/1959
OAKLAND AIRPORT........77/1984
RICHMOND...............78/1959
LIVERMORE..............80/1929
MOUNTAIN VIEW..........75/1984
SAN JOSE...............81/1937
GILROY.................78/1959
MONTEREY BAY AREA
.LOCATION................MAR 04
MONTEREY...............80/1986
SANTA CRUZ.............79/1937
SALINAS................80/1986
SALINAS AIRPORT........82/1986
KING CITY..............89/1921
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TDAY...NONE.
PUBLIC FORECAST: DYKEMA
AVIATION/MARINE: RWW
CLIMATE: SA/BELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:11 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 days |
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