Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 12, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2014, 2:21 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2014, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2014, 2:21 PM PST (22:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2014, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2014, 3:01 AM PST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135 WHUS76 KMTR 232221 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... A SWIFTLY APPROACHING STORM WILL DIVE INLAND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN THE COASTAL WATERS BEING POSITIONED IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. A PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL ALSO EXIST OVER THE OUTER WATERS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SYSTEM. PZZ570-240700- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.000000T0000Z-141223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ571-240700- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0193.000000T0000Z-141223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-240700- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0192.000000T0000Z-141223T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.141225T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A 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. && $$ PZZ540-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141224T2100Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ531-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-240700- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 221 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
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540 WHUS76 KMTR 240424 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 PZZ570-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ571-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST. RAPIDLY INCREASING UP TO 35 KT SUSTAINED WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.141225T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ540-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141224T2100Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ531-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-241230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 824 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
374 WHUS76 KMTR 241113 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 PZZ570-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ571-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.141225T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A 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. && $$ PZZ540-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141224T2100Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ531-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-241915- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 313 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
204 WHUS76 KMTR 241640 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 PZZ570-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ571-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141224T2100Z-141226T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.141225T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ540-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141224T2100Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ531-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-250145- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 840 AM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
687 WHUS76 KMTR 242213 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND INTO THURSDAY... PZZ570-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ571-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.141225T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A 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. && $$ PZZ540-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ531-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-250615- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.141225T0300Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 213 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
465 WHUS76 KMTR 250427 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 PZZ570-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ571-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T1200Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS... NORTH TO NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE. * SEAS... COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 14 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 16 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ545-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO MARINERS. BOATS SMALLER THAN 10 METERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ON THE SAN FRANCISCO BAR. && $$ PZZ540-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ530-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ531-251230- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ535-251200- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 827 PM PST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
411 WHUS76 KMTR 251101 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 PZZ570-251900- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141227T0500Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ571-251900- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141227T0500Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-251900- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T1100Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ576-251900- /O.CAN.KMTR.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T1100Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ535-251215- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141225T1200Z/ MONTEREY BAY- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS AND WAVES HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ PZZ530-531-251215- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ SAN PABLO BAY SUISUN BAY THE WEST DELTA AND SAN FRANCISCO BAY NORTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE-SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH OF THE BAY BRIDGE- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS AND WAVES HAVE FALLEN BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ PZZ545-251900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0800Z/ /O.CON.KMTR.RB.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A 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. && $$ PZZ540-251900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T1100Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST FRIDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ565-251900- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0800Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ560-251900- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0194.000000T0000Z-141226T0000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 301 AM PST THU DEC 25 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ VISIT US AT WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSBAYAREA WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSBAYAREA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Dec 23, 1:56 PM PST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 1:56 PM PST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
156 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2014
.SYNOPSIS...DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
AHEAD OF OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM SET TO IMPACT THE STATE ON
CHRISTMAS EVE...BRINGING LIGHT RAIN TO THE REGION. BREEZY TO GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURN FOR CHRISTMAS
DAY AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 01:54 PM PST TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
REGION TODAY HAS RESULTED IN CLEAR SKIES AND MILD AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S (WELL ABOVE
SEASONAL AVERAGES) WITH PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE. MEANWHILE...THE
MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS FORECAST TO FLATTEN AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.
THE FORECAST MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A FAST
MOVING MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO
THE NORTH BAY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH RAIN SPREADING SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE IS DECENT MOISTURE
AVAILABLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...IT IS FORECAST TO QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTH BAY WILL
GENERALLY BE A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH WITH UP TO 1/3" IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. FURTHER SOUTH...ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO 1/10" IN THE COASTAL
RANGES. WIND SPEEDS IN WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45-50
MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. GIVEN THE
SATURATED SOILS FROM EARLIER RAINFALL THIS MONTH...THIS COULD LEAD
TO DOWN TREES AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES.
A MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR MASS WILL THEN FILTER IN ACROSS THE
REGION ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING AS THE MAIN
MID/UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. WITH A RIDGE
BUILDING OFF THE WEST COAST...SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT AND TEMPERATURES
WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE MID 50S FOR MOST LOCATIONS LATE IN THE WEEK.
THE COMBINATION OF GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN THIS
PATTERN WILL RESULT IN MUCH COOLER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES LATE IN
THE WEEK...DROPPING INTO THE 40S NEAR THE COAST AND 30S INLAND.
CANNOT RULE OUT A LIGHT FREEZE IN THE NORTH BAY VALLEYS AND OTHER
SHELTERED INLAND VALLEYS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS.
EXPECTING DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS STEADY ACROSS THE
EASTERN PACIFIC. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL
AVERAGES AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WARM SLIGHTLY WITH THE RETURN OF WEAK
ONSHORE FLOW. AT THIS TIME...THE FORECAST MODELS TO NOT APPEAR TO
BRING ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH NEW YEAR'S DAY.
HOWEVER...BE SURE TO CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST AS THE FORECAST COULD
CHANGE IN THE COMING DAYS.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 10:00 AM PST TUESDAY...PREDOMINATELY VFR TODAY
WITH LIGHT WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATE THE REGION. MAY OR MAY
NOT SEE A FEW LOW CLOUDS WITHIN 1000 FT OF THE SURFACE DUE TO A
MOIST SURFACE LAYER... HOWEVER THESE CLOUDS SHOULD NOT BECOME
WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO IMPACT AIRPORT OPERATIONS. CAN NOT RULE OUT
LOW CEILINGS/VISBYS TOMORROW MORNING IN THE BAY AREA THROUGH
SUNRISE. WINDS PICK UP MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AS A QUICK MOVING TROUGH
DESCENDS THROUGH THE REGION. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL
INITIATE FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE BEFORE
VEERING TOWARDS THE NORTH.
VICINITY OF KSFO...VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY. WINDS PICK UP
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH WET RUNWAYS POSSIBLE.
KSFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.
MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY.
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 09:33 AM PST TUESDAY...DECREASING NORTHWEST WINDS
TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS ONSHORE. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE IN STRENGTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CHRISTMAS DAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THERE IS SOME
POTENTIAL FOR OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TNGT...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST: RGASS
AVIATION/MARINE: DRP
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Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2:21 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | MTR | 55 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:21 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 3 days |
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