Alert archive / California / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 193, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Dec 22, 2012, 2:19 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 93 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2012, 2:19 PM PST (22:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2012, 2:33 PM PST
- In force
- 93 min
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
064 WHUS76 KMTR 222219 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 PZZ530-230630- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1500Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.121223T2300Z-121224T0500Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-230630- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121223T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.121223T1800Z-121224T0500Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-230630- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121223T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1500Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY AND THEN AGAIN FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 11:48 PM SATURDAY AND 1.9 KNOTS AT 12:15 PM SUNDAY. 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ570-230630- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1100Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY AND THEN AGAIN FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS WILL BECOME 14 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-230630- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1100Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM SUNDAY AND AGAIN FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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 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. && $$ PZZ575-230630- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON SUNDAY EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-230630- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ565-230630- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 219 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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
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431 WHUS76 KMTR 230403 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 PZZ545-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121223T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1500Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 11:48 PM SATURDAY AND 1.9 KNOTS AT 12:15 PM SUNDAY. 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ570-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1100Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS WILL BECOME 14 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1100Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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 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. && $$ PZZ530-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1500Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.121223T2300Z-121224T0500Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON SUNDAY EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ560-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-231215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.121223T1800Z-121224T0500Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 803 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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
556 WHUS76 KMTR 231116 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 PZZ530-231930- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1500Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.121223T1500Z-121224T0500Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ PZZ570-231930- /O.EXP.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121223T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2100Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WILL BECOME 14 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS ON THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-231930- /O.EXP.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121223T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121223T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2100Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT ON THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ545-231930- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121223T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.121223T1500Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 11:48 PM TONIGHT AND 1.9 KNOTS AT 12:15 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ575-231930- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON SUNDAY EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 TO 13 FEET AT 12 AND 14 FEET AT 12 TO13 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ560-231930- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT ON SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-231930- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-231930- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.121223T1800Z-121224T0500Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 316 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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
806 WHUS76 KMTR 231811 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 PZZ545-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 11:48 PM TONIGHT AND 1.9 KNOTS AT 12:15 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ570-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121223T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2100Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WILL BECOME 14 TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS ON THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121223T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2100Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF TO 35 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 12 AND 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ575-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT WILL CONTINUE. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT ON SUNDAY EVENING. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 TO 13 FEET AT 12 AND 14 FEET AT 12 TO 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ565-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121224T0500Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCAL GALE FORCE GUSTS OF 40 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-240215- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121224T0500Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 1011 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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
813 WHUS76 KMTR 232233 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 PZZ545-240645- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-121223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0016.121223T2233Z-121224T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121224T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.121223T2300Z-121224T1100Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH THE EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. BREAKERS TO 15 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT OF 0.9 KNOTS AT 12:41 AM TONIGHT AND 2.1 KNOTS AT 1:00 PM MONDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ570-240645- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0016.121223T2233Z-121224T1100Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NW WINDS OF 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: WESTERLY SWELLS OF 9 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFTS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ540-240645- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.000000T0000Z-121224T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SW.Y.0016.121223T2233Z-121224T2300Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 15 KT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: WESTERLY SWELLS OF 9 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ575-240645- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T2300Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY 5 TO 15 BY MONDAY MORNING. * SEAS: WESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-240645- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: WESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ565-240645- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0191.000000T0000Z-121224T2300Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT DECREASING TO NORTHERLY 5 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-240500- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121224T0500Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ535-240500- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-121224T0500Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 233 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS BECOMING NORTHERLY TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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
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 Dec 22, 2:17 PM PST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 2:17 PM PST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
217 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 2:17 PM PST SATURDAY...SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BUT FOR THE MOST PART TODAYS SYSTEM IS
WINDING DOWN. FORECAST WILL SHOW SHOWER CHANCES THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOMING MORE ISOLATED TONIGHT.
MAIN WEATHER FOCUS IS ON NEXT INCOMING SYSTEM THAT IS QUICKLY
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE NAM MODEL
TIMING WITH THE 12 AND 18Z RUNS STAYING CONSISTENT. STEADY RAIN
SHOULD REACH THE NORTH BAY BY 10-12Z SUNDAY AND THEN QUICKLY
OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE BAY AREA BEFORE 15Z. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE
STRONGER THAN WHAT WE SAW THIS MORNING. THE MODELS DROP THE
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THE SURFACE LOW TO ABOUT 998 MB JUST WEST OF
CAPE MENDOCINO. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE IMPRESSIVE AND GALE
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS. IN ADDITION WIND
ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF THE BAY AREA WITH FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. GIVEN ALL THE RECENT RAIN
TREES AND BRANCHES DOWN IN THE HILLS BECOMES A REAL POSSIBILITY.
HYDRO ISSUES WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY ON SUNDAY AS WE'LL
GET ANOTHER GOOD SHOT OF RAIN ON THE HEELS OF THE LAST TWO EVENTS.
THE SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE REACHING CAPACITY BUT WILL LIKELY
HAVE SOME TIME TO RECEDE OVERNIGHT. EVEN THE MAIN STEM RIVERS ARE
SEEING HEALTHY RESPONSES AND FLOOD WATCHES ARE POSTED JUST TO OUR
NORTH IN MENDOCINO COUNTY. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE SYSTEM WILL
BE JUST PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO KEEP US OUT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
BUT ITS A CLOSE CALL. CURRENT THINKING IS RIVERS AND STREAM WILL
PEAK JUST BELOW ANY FLOOD CRITERIA. HOWEVER ITS CLOSE ENOUGH TO
WARRANT CAREFUL MONITORING THE NEXT 24 HOURS GIVEN UPSTREAM
RAINFALL AND IF SYSTEM SLOWS DOWN AT ALL. MORE REALISTIC
POSSIBILITY AT THIS TIME WOULD BE THE ISSUANCE OF SOME URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES AND THIS WAS MENTIONED IN THE HWO.
OTHER ITEM TO MONITOR ON SUNDAY WILL BE CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL.
INSTABILITY AND JET DYNAMICS SUGGEST ANOTHER ROUND OF T-STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS APPEAR TO BE
MAIN THREAT AS WE'LL BE IN THE WARM SECTOR OF THE STORM.
THINGS WILL QUICKLY DRY OUT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH CHRISTMAS EVE LOOKING DRY AND QUIET.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AND RAIN CHANCES ONCE AGAIN WILL INCREASE
LATER CHRISTMAS DAY AS A WEAK TO MODERATE STRENGTH STORM
APPROACHES THE COAST. MODELS HAVE TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THE
ECMWF SLOWER AND STRONGER. TRUTHFULLY NOT MUCH TIME WAS SPENT
FOCUSING ON THE LONG RANGE FORECAST TODAY. BEYOND WEDS THINGS ARE
STARTING TO TREND DRIER.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 9:50 AM PST SATURDAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT FROM KSJC SOUTHWARD THROUGH AROUND 20Z.
MODERATE CONFIDENCE. WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN...EXPECT REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLE MVFR CIGS. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED SHOWER
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO THE EVENING
HOURS...WITH MAINLY LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE NORTH BAY AS EARLY AS 12Z...WITH MODERATE
SOUTHEAST.
VICINITY OF KSFO...SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VFR CIGS. WINDS WILL
BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST ONCE AGAIN AROUND 06Z TONIGHT AND INCREASE
IN SPEED BY 12Z. ANOTHER BAND OF RAIN WILL APPROACH THE SF BAY BY
15Z AND IMPACT THE TERMINALS THROUGH AT LEAST 00Z MONDAY.
KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.
MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE TERMINALS THROUGH 20Z. MODERATE CONFIDENCE. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BEFORE TURNING
BACK TO A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY 04Z. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THE FORECAST.
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 10:10 AM PST SATURDAY...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC CONTINUE TO GENERATE LARGE SWELL. SEAS HAVE
SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL OF 13 TO 18 FEET. SWELL
PERIOD HAS BEEN AROUND 17 SECONDS. THESE LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELL
WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE LARGE BREAKERS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THE
COMBINATION OF THE LARGE SWELL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS AND ALONG
AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
PEOPLE VISITING SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA BEACHES SHOULD EXPECT
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND PERIODS OF RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FROM SONOMA
COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THIS SWELL WILL BE EXTREME RUN UP ON
BEACHES CAPABLE OF WASHING BEACH GOERS INTO THE SEA. THIS WILL BE
ESPECIALLY TRUE ON STEEPER BEACHES. WAVES WILL ALSO WASH OVER
ROCKS AND JETTIES.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TNGT...WIND ADVISORY...CAZ006-505-507-509
SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PINOS 0-10 NM
SCA...PT PINOS TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 0-10 NM
SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10-60 NM
SCA...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM UNTIL 3 AM
SCA...PT ARENA TO PIGEON PT 10-60 NM UNTIL 3 AM
GLW...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM FROM 3 AM
GLW...PT ARENA TO PIGEON PT 10-60 NM FROM 3 AM
SCA...PT REYES TO PIGEON PT 0-10 NM
SCA...ROUGH BAR ADVISORY FOR SF BAR
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST: RWW
AVIATION/MARINE: RILEY
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREAHazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 2:00 PM PST, 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 CAZ505-507-231400- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTH BAY COAST AND MOUNTAINS .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NEXT STORM WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY. IN ADDITION MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED. THE MAIN STEM RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH MONITOR STAGE BUT RAPID RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAIN AND WIND WILL END SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF WIND AND RAIN BY TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ506-231400- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTH BAY VALLEYS. .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NEXT STORM WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED. THE MAIN STEM RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH MONITOR STAGE BUT RAPID RISES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RAIN AND WIND WILL END SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF WIND AND RAIN BY TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ510-231400- EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EAST BAY VALLEYS .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIODS OF RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS SUNDAY. DRY WEATHER MONDAY AND THEN ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ006-508-509-511-512-231400- SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE- SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN MATEO AS WELL AS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND EAST BAY HILLS. .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NEXT STORM WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY. IN ADDITION MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED. RAIN AND WIND WILL END SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF WIND AND RAIN BY TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ513-231400- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIODS OF RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS SUNDAY. DRY WEATHER MONDAY AND THEN ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ528-231400- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NEXT STORM WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY MORNING WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF WIND AND RAIN. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. RAIN AND WIND WILL END SUNDAY NIGHT. DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF WIND AND RAIN LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ516-231400- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY THAT WILL IMPACT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 101. RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. DRY WEATHER MONDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ517-231400- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COASTAL HILLS OF MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING THE LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONG STORM WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN THE HILLS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEK BEDS. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND RAIN MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREES IN THE HILLS. RESIDENTS OF THE BIG SUR COAST SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. DRY WEATHER RETURNS MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ518-231400- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE INLAND HILLS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTY. .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT WITH RAIN DEVELOPING DURING THE DAY. DRY WEATHER RETURNS MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER CHANCE OF WIND AND RAIN LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ529-530-231400- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 200 PM PST SAT DEC 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM SANTA CRUZ SOUTHWARD TO MONTEREY AND BIG SUR. .DAY ONE...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE NEXT STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RAIN TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON SUNDAY. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE LATER TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2:08 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 52 min | |
| Dec 22, 2:58 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 92 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:31 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 89 min | |
| Dec 22, 6:03 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 87 min | |
| Dec 22, 7:31 AM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 29 min | |
| Dec 22, 1:41 PM PST | Wind Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:19 PM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.