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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

February 26, 2014

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Feb 26, 2014, 2:36 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 27, 2014, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2014, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2014, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 1, 2014, 9:00 PM PST
In force
53 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

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 Feb 26, 1:04 PM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 1:04 PM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 1:00 PM PST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
100 PM PST WED FEB 26 2014

CAZ505-509-529-530-271500-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
100 PM PST WED FEB 26 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND
MONTEREY BAY AREA.

.DAY ONE...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT

GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING WILL REACH 50 MPH AT TIMES ALONG THE
COAST. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME DAMAGE FOR TREES AND POWERLINES AS
WELL AS HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS NEAR THE COAST. A WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BAY AREA THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG. GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA AGAIN ON
FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
EVENING WHEN RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST ON THE COAST AND IN THE HIGH TERRAIN WHERE GUSTS OF OVER
45 MPH WILL OCCUR.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM ON
FRIDAY AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ507-511-512-517-518-271500-
NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-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 PARK-
100 PM PST WED FEB 26 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND
MONTEREY BAY AREA.

.DAY ONE...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT

GUSTY WINDS OF 35-40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. THIS MAY CAUSE ISOLATED
DAMAGE TO TREES...ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE DROUGHT STRESSED OR DEAD.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BAY AREA THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA AGAIN ON
FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
EVENING WHEN RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST ON THE COAST AND IN THE HIGH TERRAIN WHERE GUSTS OF OVER
45 MPH WILL OCCUR.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM ON
FRIDAY AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ006-506-508-510-513-516-528-271500-
SAN FRANCISCO-NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
100 PM PST WED FEB 26 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND
MONTEREY BAY AREA.

.DAY ONE...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BAY AREA THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG. GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA AGAIN ON
FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE MINOR URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
EVENING WHEN RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST. IN
ADDITION...LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST ON THE COAST AND IN THE HIGH TERRAIN WHERE GUSTS OF OVER
45 MPH WILL OCCUR.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM ON
FRIDAY AS WELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 26, 8:53 AM PST, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
853 AM PST WED FEB 26 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SAN BRUNO               37.62N 122.43W
02/26/2014                   SAN MATEO          CA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON HOUSE AND TWO VEHICLES

&&

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Local storm report, Feb 26, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
940 AM PST WED FEB 26 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0939 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LOS ALTOS               37.37N 122.10W
02/26/2014                   SANTA CLARA        CA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            LARGE TREE DOWN AT EL MONTE AND HIGGINS

&&

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The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 3:03 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasMTR6 hr
Feb 26, 8:48 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarMTR25 hr
Feb 26, 12:39 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMTRMarin, Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma12 hr
Feb 26, 2:36 PM PSTGale WatchMTR12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.