Alert archive / California / Small Craft Advisories in 2012
Small Craft Advisory 35, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 18, 2012, 4:40 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:40 AM PDT (11:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 8:17 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
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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
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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 18, 3:42 AM PDT, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 3:42 AM PDT, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
342 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 3:40 AM PDT SUNDAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
MOVING RAPIDLY FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OUR
FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AS A COLD UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES
TO DIG SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF N AMERICA. THE MODELS HAVE A
PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON WHERE SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD BE AT THE
PRESENT TIME. THE CONSENSUS FROM THE MODELS IS THAT SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE AREA
THROUGH THE DAY...EXCEPT PERHAPS BECOME A BIT MORE NUMEROUS OVER
THE INLAND MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON IF THERE IS ENOUGH CLEARING
FOR SURFACE HEATING TO TAKE PLACE. POPS FOR TODAY HAVE BEEN
REDUCED IN THE NORTH BAY AS WELL AS AREAS CLOSE TO SAN FRANCISCO
BAY...ESSENTIALLY ALL AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PRECIP-FREE AND
ARE PROJECTED BY THE MODELS TO REMAIN SO. NO LIGHTNING STRIKES
HAVE BEEN DETECTED FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...BUT THERE IS STILL
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...AGAIN MAINLY ACROSS THE
SOUTH. SMALL HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH MANY OF THE HEAVIER
SHOWERS AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
THE AIRMASS SWEEPING SOUTHEAST ACROSS OUR AREA IS VERY COLD. EARLY
MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE HILLS ABOVE 1500 FEET ARE MAINLY IN
THE 30S...AND THE SNOW LEVEL IS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND 2500
FEET AT THE PRESENT TIME. THE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE COLDEST
AIRMASS HAS YET TO ARRIVE AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH OUR AREA TODAY.
THUS...WOULD EXPECT THE SNOW LEVEL TO FALL A LITTLE
FARTHER...PERHAPS TO A LITTLE BELOW 2000 FEET IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS...BY MIDDAY TODAY. THERE MAY BE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT THE
SUMMIT OF HIGHWAY 17 THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1-2 INCHES ARE LIKELY ABOVE 2500 FEET TODAY...MAINLY IN THE
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS OF MONTEREY COUNTY.
BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND HAVE
CONTINUED OVERNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS HAVE BEEN NEAR THE NEAR THE
OCEAN AND THOUGH COASTAL GAPS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH HAVE
OCCURRED. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH LATE
MORNING...PICK UP AGAIN SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN DROP
OFF RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COOL ONCE AGAIN TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
NEAR SEA LEVEL ARE FORECAST TO BE MAINLY IN THE LOWER 50S...OR
ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AREAS THAT WERE CLOUDY ALL
DAY YESTERDAY SHOULD SEE SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER TODAY DUE TO
EXPECTED BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER.
SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATE TODAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH EDGES OFF TO
THE EAST. ALL SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO END BY THIS EVENING.
MONDAY SHOULD BE A DRY DAY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES. BUT
CONTINUED COOL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MUCH BELOW
NORMAL. SPRING OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT 10:14 PM PDT MONDAY EVENING.
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
EASTWARD OVER CA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. WARM ADVECTION COMBINED
WITH MOISTURE FLOWING OVER THE UPPER RIDGE MAY RESULT IN LIGHT
RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF OUR AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. THE GFS AND ECMWF AGREE THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE MON
NIGHT/TUE RAINFALL WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NORTH BAY. THE NAM
SPREADS SOME OF THIS LIGHT RAIN AS FAR SOUTH AS SANTA CRUZ AND
SANTA CLARA COUNTIES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM BACK CLOSE TO NORMAL BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A SYSTEM
FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE PAC NW AND FAR NORTHERN CA AROUND
MIDWEEK MAY PRODUCE RAIN IN THE NORTH BAY...MOST LIKELY ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE UPSHOT IS THAT THE NORTH BAY WILL SEE
PERIODIC RAIN CHANCES FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK...WHEREAS MOST OF THE
REST OF THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY.
THE ECMWF AND GFS AGREE THAT AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG OFFSHORE
LATE IN THE WEEK AND LIKELY FORM A CUTOFF LOW. BEYOND THAT THERE
ARE CONSIDERABLE MODEL DIFFERENCES. THE GFS FORMS THE CUTOFF LOW
MUCH CLOSER TO THE COAST...AROUND 130W...AND THEN MOVES THAT LOW
QUICKLY INLAND BY NEXT WEEKEND. THE ECMWF FORMS THE LOW FARTHER
OFFSHORE NEAR 140W AND DOES NOT MOVE THE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED
PRECIP INLAND UNTIL SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK. ALL OF THE 00Z GFS
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE AS FAST...OR FASTER...IN DEVELOPING PRECIP
AS THE OPERATIONAL RUN. WILL THEREFORE FORECAST RAIN CHANCES
BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BUT AS
LONG AS THE ECMWF SHOWS A MUCH SLOWER SOLUTION...CONFIDENCE IN
NEXT WEEKEND'S FORECAST WILL BE LOW.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 10:07 PM PDT SATURDAY...COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WILL PASS OVER THE CENTRAL COAST TONIGHT. INSTABILITY SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
VICINITY OF KSFO...WEST WIND GUSTS TO 34 KNOTS UNTIL 08Z. OTHERWISE
MVFR IN SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT.
KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...MVFR. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. OTHERWISE MVFR
CONDITIONS...AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 5:21 PM PDT SATURDAY...MARINERS AND BEACH GOERS EXPECT
HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. LARGE SWELL WITH SHORT
PERIODS WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 17 FEET
WITH SOME BREAKERS UP TO 20 FEET WILL OCCUR. SWELLS WILL SUBSIDE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.CLIMATE...SPRING OFFICIALLY BEGINS (VERNAL EQUINOX) AT 10:14 PM
ON MONDAY MARCH 19.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TDA...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...COAST FROM SONOMA COUNTY SOUTH
TO MONTEREY COUNTY
SCA...MRY BAY
SCA...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM
SCA...PT REYES TO PIGEON PT 0-10 NM
SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PINOS 0-10 NM
SCA...PT PINOS TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 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
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST: DYKEMA
AVIATION/MARINE: CANEPAHazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 4:33 AM PDT, 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 433 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 CAZ505-191300- COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE- 433 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTH BAY. .DAY ONE...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF SUNDAY. * HIGH SURF ADVISORY....SEE SFOCFWMTR WHUS46 KMTR FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ509-529-530-191300- SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY- SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST- 433 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM SAN MATEO COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY. .DAY ONE...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. * HIGH SURF ADVISORY....SEE SFOCFWMTR WHUS46 KMTR FOR DETAILS * SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AND THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ506-516-191300- NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS- SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO- 433 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTH BAY VALLEYS AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. .DAY ONE...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY...MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR FREEZING IN THE NORTH BAY VALLEYS AND SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY LATE ON SUNDAY NIGHT. PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ511-512-517-518-191300- EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 433 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA...EXCEPT THE NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS. THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS ALSO FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE MONTEREY BAY AREA. .DAY ONE...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO ABOUT 2000 FEET...OR EVEN LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ABOVE 2500 FEET...MAINLY IN THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS. MOST SNOW WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE LEVEL OF HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAYS. HOWEVER...A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE SUMMIT OF HIGHWAY 17. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL END BY SUNDAY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ006-191300- SAN FRANCISCO- 433 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO. .DAY ONE...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. DYKEMA
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