Small Craft Advisory 184, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
834 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012


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WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
834 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
PERIOD OF STRONGEST SOUTHERLY WINDS IS PEAKING RIGHT NOW. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO TURN SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

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POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
834 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
PERIOD OF STRONGEST SOUTHERLY WINDS IS PEAKING RIGHT NOW. WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO TURN SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
226 PM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

.DISCUSSION...AS OF 2:26 PM PST TUESDAY...CLOUDS ARE INCREASING
ACROSS THE DISTRICT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST.
TEMPERATURES ARE MILD WITH MOST AREAS IN THE 50S AND 60S. SOME WARM-
FRONTAL LIGHT RAINS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS THE FAR NORTH BAY
BUT SO FAR LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH HAS FALLEN. THE MAIN FRONTAL
BAND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND ON WEDNESDAY.
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES IN THE
NORTH BAY AND SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...TO LESS THAN AN INCH IN LOWER
ELEVATION AREAS. SHOWERS TO MOVE THROUGH BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE IS THEN FORECAST TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC FOR A
DRYING TREND THAT IS EXPECTED TO LAST WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE MILD THROUGH THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...AS OF 9:40 AM PST TUESDAY...WEAK OVER RUNNING AND
ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE IN PLACE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT MAINLY OVER
THE NORTH BAY. THAT BEING SAID...HAVE DELAYED START OF STEADY
PRECIP UNTIL OVERNIGHT INTO THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH AS THE COLD
FRONT GETS CLOSER. KSTS WILL LIKELY HAVE ON/OFF SHOWERS TODAY WITH VFR
TO MVFR CONDITIONS. ALL OTHER TERMINALS SHOULD BE MAINLY VFR
THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. AFTER 06Z...CHC FOR PRECIP WILL INCREASE
FROM N TO S. WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH WILL LIKELY FEATURE PERIODS OF
PRECIP WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW AND POSSIBLY WET RUNWAYS MVFR TO VFR CONDITIONS.

VICINITY OF KSFO...VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT THEN MVFR
TO VFR TOMORROW MORNING WITH DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND STEADY RAIN.
WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTHERLY RELATIVELY LIGHT-MODERATE. WINDS
MAY APPROACH THE LOW-MID TEENS TOMORROW AROUND 12Z.

KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.

MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...VFR. LIGHT WINDS. LOWERING CIGS WITH
LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW.

&&

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

PUBLIC FORECAST: SIMS
AVIATION/MARINE: MM

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