Alert archive / California / Small Craft Advisories in 2012

Small Craft Advisory 176, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

November 17, 2012

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Nov 17, 2012, 8:38 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2012, 8:38 PM PST (04:38 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 21, 2012, 1:41 PM PST
In force
70 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

The text

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

777 
WHUS76 KMTR 180438
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
838 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

...BUILDING SEAS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH INCREASING WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...


PZZ545-181245-
/O.NEW.KMTR.RB.Y.0036.121118T1200Z-121119T0900Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
838 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY
TO 1 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS:SEAS TO BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 15 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 12 FEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF
  MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* FIRST EBB:1.3 KNOTS AT 7:12 AM SUNDAY MORNING 

* SECOND EBB:2.3 KNOTS AT 6:39 SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

&&

$$

PZZ570-181245-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
838 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-181245-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0600Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
838 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 PM
PST TUESDAY. 


* WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT
  SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
15 follow-up statements
446 
WHUS76 KMTR 181034
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
234 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...BUILDING SEAS AND INCREASING WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

PZZ545-181845-
/O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0036.121118T1200Z-121119T0900Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
234 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS:SEAS TO BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET EARLY SUNDAY WITH A
  DOMINANT PERIOD OF 15 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 12 FEET
  WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF MAXIMUM
  EBB CURRENT.

* FIRST EBB:1.3 KNOTS AT 7:12 AM SUNDAY MORNING

* SECOND EBB:2.3 KNOTS AT 6:39 SUNDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

&&

$$

PZZ570-181845-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: W WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-181845-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0600Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
234 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT 
  SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
582 
WHUS76 KMTR 181637
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
837 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...BUILDING SEAS AND INCREASING WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

PZZ545-190045-
/O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121119T0900Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
837 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS:SEAS TO BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A   DOMINANT PERIOD
  OF 15 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT.

* FIRST EBB: 2.3 KNOTS AT 6:39 PM SUNDAY EVENING

* SECOND EBB: 1.2 KNOTS AT 8:13 AM MONDAY MORNING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

&&

$$

PZZ570-190045-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
837 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-190045-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0600Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
837 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT SUNDAY 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
260 
WHUS76 KMTR 182223
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
223 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

PZZ545-190630-
/O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121119T0900Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
223 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS:SEAS TO BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 
  OF 13 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* FIRST EBB: 2.3 KNOTS AT 6:39 PM SUNDAY EVENING

* SECOND EBB: 1.2 KNOTS AT 8:13 AM MONDAY MORNING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

&&

$$

PZZ570-190630-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
223 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-190630-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0600Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
223 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

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
068 
WHUS76 KMTR 190541
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
941 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

PZZ545-190900-
/O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121119T0900Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
941 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
1 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* SEAS:SEAS TO BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 
  OF 13 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 12 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* FIRST EBB: 1.2 KNOTS AT 8:13 AM MONDAY MORNING

* SECOND EBB: 1.9 KNOTS AT 8:07 PM MONDAY EVENING

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

&&

$$

PZZ570-191345-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
941 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-191345-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.121119T0600Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
941 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$


VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
799 
WHUS76 KMTR 191017
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
217 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ570-191830-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
217 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-191830-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
217 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
084 
WHUS76 KMTR 191708
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
908 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ570-200115-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
908 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-200115-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
908 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
181 
WHUS76 KMTR 192238
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
238 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ570-200645-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
238 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-200645-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
238 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
399 
WHUS76 KMTR 200436
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
836 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ570-201100-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
836 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-201100-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
836 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
212 
WHUS76 KMTR 201028
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
228 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

PZZ570-201830-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121120T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
228 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-201830-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121120T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
228 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
543 
WHUS76 KMTR 201720
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
920 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

PZZ570-202300-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121120T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
920 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-202300-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121120T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
920 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
281 
WHUS76 KMTR 202223
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
223 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

PZZ530-210300-
/O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0300Z/
SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA-
223 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE VICINITY OF THE GOLDEN
  GATE AND ANGEL ISLAND.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ545-210300-
/O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121121T0300Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
223 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ570-210630-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
223 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LESSEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BUT INCREASING
  WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET OVERNIGHT
  AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH SQUARED SEAS
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-210630-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
223 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LESSEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BUT INCREASING
  WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET OVERNIGHT
  AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH SQUARED SEAS
  EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
812 
WHUS76 KMTR 210510
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
910 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

PZZ570-211315-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
910 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14
  FEET OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH
  SQUARED SEAS EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-211315-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
910 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL LESSEN SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT 
  BUT INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 
  FEET OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH 
  SQUARED SEAS EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
458 
WHUS76 KMTR 211058
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

PZZ545-211900-
/O.NEW.KMTR.RB.Y.0037.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET BY TONIGHT
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY.

* FIRST EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 10:12 AM

* SECOND EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 10:23 PM.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ575-211900-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ560-211900-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ565-211900-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ570-211900-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-211900-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
258 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
297 
WHUS76 KMTR 211703
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

PZZ545-212200-
/O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0037.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

* FIRST EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 10:12 AM

* SECOND EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 10:23 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ570-212200-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY.

WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ540-212200-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ575-212200-
/O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ560-212200-
/O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ565-212200-
/O.CON.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
903 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
843 
WHUS76 KMTR 212141
MWWMTR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

PZZ570-220530-
/O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2141Z-121122T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THURSDAY.

* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ540-220530-
/O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-121122T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2141Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL 10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ545-220530-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2200Z-121122T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0037.121121T2300Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

* FIRST EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 10:23 PM TONIGHT

* SECOND EBB: 1.7 KNOTS AT 11:08 AM THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ575-220530-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2200Z-121122T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ560-220530-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2200Z-121122T2300Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ565-220530-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SW.Y.0011.121121T2200Z-121122T2300Z/
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
141 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WAVES: NORTHWEST SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY TONIGHT 
  CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER
VESSELS.

&&

$$





VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA

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 Nov 17, 4:19 PM PST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 4:19 PM PST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
419 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

.DISCUSSION...AS OF 3:00 PM PST SATURDAY...RAIN HAS FINALLY ENDED
ACROSS ALMOST THE ENTIRE CWA AS A FRONT WHICH WENT THROUGH LAST
NIGHT HAS MOVED WELL TO THE EAST AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE VARIED WIDELY BOTH WITH ELEVATION AND
LOCATION WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
MONTEREY COUNTY. SONOMA AND NAPA ENDED UP SEEING THE LARGEST
PORTIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL WITH MANY SPOTS THERE --
INCLUDING LOWER ELEVATION LOCATIONS -- RECORDING WELL OVER AN
INCH.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT
CONTINUES TO ADVANCE TO THE EAST. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A
974 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS AND 512 MD 500
MB LONGWAVE TROF NEAR THE SAME SPOT. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY
GOOD AGREEMENT AND SEEMS TO LINE UP WELL WITH SATELLITE ANALYSIS.
RAIN SHOULD RETURN TO THE NW SONOMA COAST A BIT BEFORE SUNRISE
WITH PRECIP FORECAST TO ENTER SF BAY EARLY IN THE EVENING. THE
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD TO THE SOUTH AND EAST AND BE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CWA BY TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE AS HIGH AS THE PAST EVENT (ESPECIALLY WITH THE FRONT BEING FAIRLY
FAST MOVING AND PW VALUES UP TO 1/4" LESS THAN FRIDAY). HIGHEST
TOTALS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH BAY WITH MORE MORE THAN 2/3"
ANTICIPATED IN ALMOST ALL SPOTS. AROUND SF BAY...NORTHERN SANTA
CLARA VALLEY...AND THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 1/3-2/3" CAN BE
EXPECTED. FOR THE REMAINING CWA LESS THAN 1/4" IS FORECAST. CNRFC
PROJECT UP TO 1 1/3" FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WHICH SEEMS
REASONABLE. RAIN COULD BE BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT JUST
BEFORE AND DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

A FEW POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW ALTHOUGH ANY
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT -- LESS THAN A TENTH.
HIGHS WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH MID 50S TO MID 60S IN MOST SPOTS.

A MORE ZONAL FLOW WILL SET UP FOR MOST OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK
WITH THE MAIN STORM TRACK TO OUR NORTH AND RAIN PRIMARILY CONFINED
FROM NORCAL UP THROUGH WESTERN CANADA. SOME SHOWERS WILL RETURN
LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS OUR
AREA. PW VALUES WILL EXCEED 1" AND ISENTROPIC FLOW WILL AVERAGE
OUT 15 TO 25 IN MOST SPOTS. THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE INTO ANOTHER
ROUND OF MORE THAN HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL FOR MANY SPOTS --
ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH BAY. RIGHT NOW THE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AND PRECIP IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE AS MUCH OF AN
IMPACT TO THE SOUTH. HOWEVER...IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE
IS SOME DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS FOR HOW FAR SOUTH THE FRONT
WILL PROGRESS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD KEEP
A CLOSE EYE TO THE LATEST FORECASTS.

DRY WEATHER RETURNS AGAIN FOR THE END OF THE WORK WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.

&&

.AVIATION...AS OF 4:19 PM PST SATURDAY...THE CURRENT VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGE IS SHOWING A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE
NORTHWEST. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ALONG
WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT RAIN. PERIODS OF MODERATE
SHOWERS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED AS THE LEADING EDGE OF THE COLD FRONT
PASSES OVER THE AREA.

VICINITY OF KSFO...CLOUD COVER IS INCREASING AT THE TERMINALS THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR AND WILL TRANSITION TO LIGHT RAIN BY
0300Z. OCCASIONALLY WE DO SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SOUTHEAST WINDS AS
COLD FRONT APPROACH SFO. THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF THIS BRIEF
WIND SHIFT WILL BE BETWEEN 0200 AND 0400Z...OTHERWISE SOUTHERLY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVERNIGHT.

KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.

MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
AT LEAST 0900Z THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT WITH LIGHT SHOWERS BEGINNING AROUND 0900Z AND LOWER CIGS
TO BKN020 AND STEADY LIGHT RAIN BY 1200Z.

&&

.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
     .TNGT...NONE.

PUBLIC FORECAST: BELL
AVIATION/MARINE: LARRY

VISIT US AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.SANFRANCISCOBAYAREA.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 8:38 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarMTR28 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in California, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

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