Alert archive / California / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 34, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 16, 2012, 10:12 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2012, 10:12 PM PDT (05:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 8:17 PM PDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
827 WHUS76 KMTR 170512 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 PZZ560-171315- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120317T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120318T0100Z-120319T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 14 TO 17 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-171315- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120317T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120318T0100Z-120319T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT ON SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-170615- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120317T1000Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT. $$ PZZ545-171315- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120318T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120318T0100Z-120319T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN INCREASE TO 10 TO 13 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT ON SUNDAY. * FIRST EBB: 1.1 KNOTS AT 12:31 AM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB: 2.0 KNOTS AT 12:56 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ570-171315- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND THEN REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 14 TO 17 FEET AT 13 SECONDS SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-171315- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...DIMINISH ON SATURDAY...AND THEN REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 11 TO 14 FEET AT 13 SECONDS BY SATURDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-171315- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1012 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...DIMINISH ON SATURDAY...AND THEN REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 13 SECONDS BY SATURDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
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477 WHUS76 KMTR 170951 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 PZZ570-171800- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY EVENING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-171800- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-171800- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0400Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 15 AND 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 13 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 18 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-171800- /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-171800- /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T1000Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-171800- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120318T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OVER THE BAR BETWEEN 9 AND 11 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN INCREASE TO 11 TO 13 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * FIRST EBB: 2.0 KNOTS AT 12:56 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SECOND EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 1:29 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ560-171800- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-171800- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0400Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
089 WHUS76 KMTR 171538 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 PZZ545-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120318T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB: 2.0 KNOTS AT 12:56 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SECOND EBB: 1.4 KNOTS AT 1:29 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ570-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 13 TO 16 FEET SATURDAY EVENING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 9 AND 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 13 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0400Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO 15 AND 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 11 AND 13 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 18 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T2200Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0400Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-172345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T1000Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 838 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
710 WHUS76 KMTR 172129 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 PZZ545-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: SEAS COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET LATER THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB:1.4 KNOTS AT 1:29 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB: 2.2 KNOTS AT 1:53 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ570-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 15 AND 18 FEET AT 12 SECONDS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS LATER THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 15 AND 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 17 TO 20 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120318T0600Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-180530- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.120317T2200Z-120319T0600Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 229 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
481 WHUS76 KMTR 180334 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 PZZ545-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 AND 25 KT. * SEAS: SEAS COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A SWELL PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 18 FEET LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB:1.4 KNOTS AT 1:29 AM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB: 2.2 KNOTS AT 1:53 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ570-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 15 AND 18 FEET AT 12 SECONDS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS LATER THIS EVENING...CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 15 AND 25 KT SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 17 TO 20 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-180600- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120318T0600Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-181145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 834 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 AND 25 KNOTS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
769 WHUS76 KMTR 181140 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 PZZ530-181945- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0035.120318T2000Z-120319T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A SWELL PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 18 FEET LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB:2.2 KNOTS AT 1:53 PM. * SECOND EBB: 1.7 KNOTS AT 2:19 AM MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ570-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 14 AND 17 FEET AT 12 SECONDS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST SWELLS BETWEEN 13 TO 16 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS: NW SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-181945- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 440 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
538 WHUS76 KMTR 181543 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 PZZ545-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A SWELL PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 18 FEET LASTING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB:2.2 KNOTS AT 1:53 PM. * SECOND EBB: 1.7 KNOTS AT 2:19 AM MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ570-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS BETWEEN 14 AND 17 FEET AT 12 SECONDS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ540-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY SWELLS WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 15 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST SWELLS BETWEEN 13 TO 16 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS: NW SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SEAS: NW SWELL BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0035.120318T2000Z-120319T0400Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-182345- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 843 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
615
WHUS76 KMTR 182112
MWWMTR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
PZZ545-190515-
/O.EXT.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120319T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT
THIS EVENING AND FURTHER DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A SWELL PERIOD OF 12
SECONDS. OCCASIONAL BREAKERS TO 18 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS
OVERNIGHT.
* FIRST EBB: 1.7 KNOTS AT 2:19 AM MONDAY MORNING.
* SECOND EBB: 2.2 KNOTS AT 2:40 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD
EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR.
&&
$$
PZZ530-190515-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 KT WILL
PERSIST 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.
&&
$$
PZZ535-190000-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/
MONTEREY BAY-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
* SEAS: STEEP FRESH SWELL WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
PZZ570-190515-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS RANGING BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET AT 12
SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
PZZ540-190515-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 9 TO 12 FEET AT 12
SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
PZZ575-190515-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS.
* SEAS: STEEP NORTHWEST SWELLS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 9 TO 12 FEET AT
12 SECONDS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
PZZ560-190515-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: STEEP NORTHWESTERLY SWELL RANGING BETWEEN 9 TO 12 FEET
WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS DECREASING THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
PZZ565-190515-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
212 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: STEEP NORTHWESTERLY SWELL RANGING BETWEEN 9 TO 12 FEET
WITH A PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS DECREASING THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO736 WHUS76 KMTR 190317 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 817 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 PZZ545-191130- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120319T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 817 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A SWELL PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS. * FIRST EBB: 1.7 KNOTS AT 2:19 AM MONDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB: 2.2 KNOTS AT 2:40 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR WAVE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ540-560-565-570-575-190430- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 817 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ PZZ530-190430- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120319T0600Z/ SAN FRANCISCO/SAN PABLO/SUISUN BAYS AND THE WEST DELTA- 817 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
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 Mar 16, 9:11 PM PDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 9:11 PM PDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
911 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 9:10 PM PDT FRIDAY...WIDESPREAD RAIN IS
OCCURRING THROUGHOUT OUR REGION THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
ADVANCES FROM THE NORTHWEST INTO A MOIST AIRMASS. RAIN RATES HAVE
BEEN MODERATE IN MOST AREAS...BUT AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN HAVE BEEN
OCCURRING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS...AND LOCALLY ELSEWHERE
ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. RAIN RATES IN EXCESS OF A HALF
INCH PER HOUR HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF MINOR STREET FLOODING. AN
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA...SOUTH INTO
MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10:45 PM PDT. ISOLATED CONVECTION IS EMBEDDED IN THE BROAD AREA OF
RAINFALL. A LIGHTING STRIKE WAS DETECTED IN SW CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
AT ABOUT 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND THUNDER WAS HEARD IN HOLLISTER AT
ABOUT 7:30 PM.
BASED ON RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS...IT APPEARS THAT THE SURFACE
COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE NORTH BAY AND RAINFALL
IS TAPERING OFF QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT. EXTRAPOLATING THE
CURRENT FRONTAL SPEED AND CONSIDERING THE 00Z NAM'S TIMING...WOULD
EXPECT THE FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH MOST OF THE SF BAY AREA BY
MIDNIGHT AND THROUGH THE MONTEREY BAY AREA BY 2 AM. SATELLITE
SHOWS CLEARING BEHIND THE FRONT AND MODEL OUTPUT INDICATES A
PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL THEN DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE
SATURDAY MORNING AS A SHORTWAVE ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH APPROACHES THE CENTRAL CA COAST. THE GFS AND NAM
AGREE THAT THE TRACK OF THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO
PLACE NEARLY ALL OF SATURDAY'S SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF OUR FORECAST AREA. THE 12Z ECMWF...ON THE OTHER
HAND...TRACKS THE SHORTWAVE INLAND FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND
THEREFORE FOCUSES THE SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE HEART OF THE SF BAY
AREA. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY...WILL CONTINUE TO FORECAST AT LEAST A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN ALL AREAS...WITH HIGHER POPS ACROSS THE
SOUTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY AS A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS SPILLS ACROSS THE AREA.
SHOWER CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS THE COLD UPPER TROUGH MOVES VERY SLOWLY TO THE EAST.
BUT SHOWER CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES
DRIER AND A LITTLE MORE STABLE.
SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO 2500 FEET ON SATURDAY AND THEN
AS LOW AS 2000 FEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. IF THE NAM AND
GFS ARE CORRECT...THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE HILLS
OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA (ASIDE FROM THE SOUTHERN DIABLO
RANGE) SINCE LITTLE OR NO PRECIP IS FORECAST. SNOW IS MORE LIKELY
SOUTH...IN THE MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES.
ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ABOVE 2000 FEET AND THERE COULD BE UP TO 6
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE SANTA LUCIAS ABOVE
2500 FEET.
AN UPPER RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD JUST OFFSHORE EARLY IN THE
WORK WEEK AND THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT WARM ADVECTION RAIN ON
MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT AS MOISTURE SPILLS OVER THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE. GENERALLY DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEK EXCEPT PERHAPS SOME RAIN OVER THE NORTH BAY AROUND
MIDWEEK AS A FAST-MOVING SYSTEM MOVES INLAND TO THE NORTH. MORE
SUBSTANTIAL AND WIDESPREAD RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN BY NEXT
WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 6:15 PM PDT FRIDAY...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING
SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DISTRICT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MVFR
CONDITIONS AND RAIN TO ALL TERMINALS DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...WITH POSSIBLE LOCAL TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT OF IFR CEILINGS
AND VISIBILITIES. LOCALLY GUSTY SHIFTING WINDS ARE ALSO
ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY ACCOMPANYING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AS THE
PRIMARY PRECIPITATION BAND PROGRESSES OUT OF OUR AREA...BUT A
COOL...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE CLOUD COVER WITH
GENERALLY RESTRICTED CEILINGS ALONG WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
ALTHOUGH BELIEVE PROBABILITIES ARE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE
FORECAST...CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DURING THE EVENING OR OVERNIGHT HOURS.
VICINITY OF KSFO...MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH MODERATE
OR EVEN TEMPORARILY HEAVY RAIN...AND GUSTY SHIFTING SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS...RE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING.
CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT...THOUGH
WITH CEILINGS LIKELY TO CONTINUE AROUND THE UPPER END OF THE MVFR
RANGE UNTIL MORNING.
KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.
MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...VFR CIGS WILL BECOME MVFR LATER THIS
EVENING AND WINDS LOCALLY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST.
TEMPORARY DEVELOPMENT OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES IN MODERATE OR
EVEN OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
AROUND MIDNIGHT. GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED
TOWARDS MORNING.
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 3:02 PM PDT FRIDAY...A STEEP FRESH SWELL WILL BE
GENERATED FROM A STORM SYSTEM MOVING TOWARDS THE REGION FROM THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THE LARGEST SWELLS WILL REMAIN OVER THE OUTER
WATERS...WITH OCCASIONAL SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS NEAR THE
COAST. THE LARGEST SWELLS WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE WATERS
BEGINNING SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. SWELLS WILL BEGIN
TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE EARLY NEXT WEEK. MARINERS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TNGT...SCA...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM
SCA...PT ARENA TO PIGEON PT 10-60 NM
SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10-60 NM
SCA...ROUGH BAR ADVISORY FOR SF BAR
.TIL 10:45 PM PDT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY...
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SF BAY AREA AND MONTEREY/SAN
BENITO COUNTIES.
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST: DYKEMA
AVIATION/MARINE: BLIER/RILEYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 9:39 PM PDT, 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 939 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 CAZ505>507-171300- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS- 939 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...FRIDAY NIGHT A COLD FRONT HAD MOVED THROUGH THE NORTH BAY BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. BUT MOST SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF THE AREA. IF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DO OCCUR OVER THE WEEKEND...THERE COULD BE SMALL HAIL AS WELL AS A DUSTING OF SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ006-508>513-171300- SAN FRANCISCO-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE- 939 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AS WELL AS THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...FRIDAY NIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY EVENING. RAIN RATES IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH PER HOUR WERE OBSERVED IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:45 PM PDT. * FLOOD ADVISORY....SEE SFOFLSMTR WGUS86 KMTR FOR DETAILS * RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINLY ON SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 2000 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND AND LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY BE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER PEAKS. LARGE LONG-PERIOD OCEAN SWELL WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST LATER IN THE WEEKEND. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PERSONS PLANNING TO BE NEAR THE OCEAN ON SUNDAY SHOULD BE WARY OF LARGE BREAKERS WHICH CAN WASH OVER PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS WITHOUT WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ516>518-528>530-171300- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY- NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 939 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MONTEREY BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...FRIDAY NIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY EVENING. RAIN RATES UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR WERE OCCURRING IN THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES. AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:45 PM PDT. * FLOOD ADVISORY....SEE SFOFLSMTR WGUS86 KMTR FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL BE MOST NUMEROUS ON SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 2000 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND AND SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ABOVE 2500 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS. LARGE LONG-PERIOD OCEAN SWELL WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST LATER IN THE WEEKEND. BREAKERS AS HIGH AS 18 FEET ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. PERSONS PLANNING TO BE NEAR THE OCEAN ON SUNDAY SHOULD BE WARY OF LARGE BREAKERS WHICH CAN WASH OVER PREVIOUSLY DRY AREAS WITHOUT WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. DYKEMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:50 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara and 1 more | 115 min |
| Mar 16, 11:03 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 87 min |
| Mar 17, 2:58 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 41 hr |
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