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High Surf Warning 2, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

January 15, 20166 counties in California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this high surf warning at Jan 15, 2016, 12:54 PM PST for 6 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 16, 2016, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 45 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
Jan 15, 2016, 12:54 PM PST (20:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2016, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 18, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
In force
45 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 26 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2016-01-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Oakland, CA at 12:00Z on 2016-01-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 158 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1077 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
252 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

986 
WHUS46 KMTR 152054
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1254 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2016

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-161500-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SU.W.0002.160116T1500Z-160118T0500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1254 PM PST FRI JAN 15 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 9 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 9 PM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...VERY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNER WAVES WILL IMPACT
  THE COASTLINE SATURDAY MORNING... WITH PERIODS OF 22 TO 28
  SECONDS AND BUILDING SWELLS. THEN.. A LARGE WESTERLY SWELL OF
  16 TO 20 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS WILL BEGIN TO
  IMPACT THE COASTLINE BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING
  THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING... AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.

* TIMING...VERY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNER WAVES WILL IMPACT THE
  COASTLINE BEGINNING AROUND SUNRISE ON SATURDAY. THE LARGER SWELL
  WILL BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED
  OVERNIGHT SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME WAVE RUN UP IS EXPECTED WITH THESE WAVES WITH
  LONG LULLS IN BETWEEN WAVE SETS... INCREASING THE RISK OF DEADLY
  RIP CURRENTS... LARGE SNEAKER WAVES... AND BEING WASHED INTO SEA
  BY A WAVE. SMALL VESSELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST MAY BE PUSHED
  INTO COASTAL ROCKS. INCREASED RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING DURING
  HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
017 
WHUS46 KMTR 161418
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
618 AM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-162300-
/O.CON.KMTR.SU.W.0002.160116T1500Z-160118T0500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
618 AM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...VERY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNER WAVES WILL IMPACT
  THE COASTLINE SATURDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS AROUND 21 SECONDS
  AND BUILDING SWELLS. SWELLS WILL STEADY INCREASE TO 16 TO 20
  FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  PERSISTING THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING...AND INTO EARLY
  NEXT WEEK.

* TIMING...VERY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNER WAVES WILL IMPACT THE
  COASTLINE BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. LARGER SWELLS WILL ARRIVE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE LARGEST WAVES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
  NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME WAVE RUN UP EXPECTED WITH THIS SWELL AS WELL
  AS LONG LULLS IN BETWEEN WAVE SETS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF
  DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES...AND BEING WASHED
  INTO SEA BY A WAVE. SMALL VESSELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST MAY
  BE PUSHED INTO COASTAL ROCKS. AN INCREASED RISK OF COASTAL
  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$
363 
WHUS46 KMTR 162258
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
258 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-171500-
/O.EXT.KMTR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
258 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

* WAVES AND SURF...VERY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNER WAVES HAVE ARRIVED
  ..WITH PERIODS AROUND 21 TO 24 SECONDS. SWELLS WILL STEADILY
  INCREASE TO 16 TO 20 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 SECONDS BY
  THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...FORERUNNERS HAVE ARRIVED. LARGER SWELLS WILL STEADILY
  BUILD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE LARGEST
  WAVES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME WAVE RUN UP EXPECTED WITH THIS SWELL AS WELL 
  AS LONG LULLS IN BETWEEN WAVE SETS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF 
  DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES...AND BEING WASHED 
  INTO SEA BY A WAVE. SMALL VESSELS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST 
  MAY BE PUSHED INTO COASTAL ROCKS. AN INCREASED RISK OF COASTAL 
  FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

&&

$$
791 
WHUS46 KMTR 170340
CFWMTR

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
740 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

A LARGE...ENERGETIC WESTERLY SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH
THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT PERSISTING INTO AT LEAST MONDAY. THIS
ENERGETIC SWELL WILL RESULT IN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE BREAKING WAVES
AT MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST FROM SONOMA STRETCHING INTO THE
BIG SUR COAST. ON SUNDAY WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...WHICH WILL PRODUCE ABUNDANT
RUNOFF. FINALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR WE SEE HIGHER THAN TYPICAL HIGH
TIDES. THE OUTCOME OF THE HIGH SURF...HIGHER THAN TYPICAL RUN OFF
AND ABUNDANT RUN OFF WILL BE COASTAL FLOODING AT LOW LYING AREAS
ALONG THE COAST. 
 
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-171400-
/O.NEW.KMTR.CF.W.0001.160118T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
740 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO
7 AM PST MONDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY IN THE
  VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY...SAUSALITO...LOW SPOTS ALONG THE GREAT
  HIGHWAY...RIO DEL MAR AND THE PAJARO DUNES COMMUNITY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...VERY LONG PERIOD FORERUNNER WAVES HAVE 
  ARRIVED ..WITH PERIODS AROUND 21 TO 24 SECONDS. SWELLS WILL 
  STEADILY INCREASE TO 16 TO 20 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 18 TO 21 
  SECONDS BY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY 
  MONDAY. 

* TIMING...FORERUNNERS HAVE ARRIVED. LARGER SWELLS WILL STEADILY 
  BUILD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE LARGEST 
  WAVES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...EXTREME WAVE RUN UP EXPECTED WITH THIS
  SWELL AS WELL AS LONG LULLS IN BETWEEN WAVE SETS WILL INCREASE
  THE RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES...AND
  BEING WASHED INTO SEA BY A WAVE. SMALL VESSELS ALONG THE
  IMMEDIATE COAST MAY BE PUSHED INTO COASTAL ROCKS.

* COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG
  THE COAST BY SEA WATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

CAZ506-171400-
/O.NEW.KMTR.CF.W.0001.160118T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
740 PM PST SAT JAN 16 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO
7 AM PST MONDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY COAST
  IN THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY AND SAUSALITO.

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE AROUND 530 AM
  PST MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST OF THE
  BAY BY SEA WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$
443 
WHUS46 KMTR 171420
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
620 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2016


CAZ006-505-509-529-530-180500-
/O.CON.KMTR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.CF.W.0001.160118T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
620 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST MONDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY IN 
  THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY...SAUSALITO...LOW SPOTS ALONG THE 
  GREAT HIGHWAY...RIO DEL MAR AND THE PAJARO DUNES COMMUNITY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...SWELLS INCREASING TO 16 TO 19 FEET WITH A
  PERIOD OF 17 TO 19 SECONDS THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...FORERUNNERS HAVE ARRIVED. LARGER SWELLS WILL STEADILY 
  BUILD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THE LARGEST 
  WAVES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...EXTREME WAVE RUN UP EXPECTED WITH THIS 
  SWELL AS WELL AS LONG LULLS IN BETWEEN WAVE SETS WILL INCREASE 
  THE RISK OF DEADLY RIP CURRENTS...LARGE SNEAKER WAVES...AND 
  BEING WASHED INTO SEA BY A WAVE. SMALL VESSELS ALONG THE 
  IMMEDIATE COAST MAY BE PUSHED INTO COASTAL ROCKS. 

* COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG 
  THE COAST BY SEA WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

CAZ506-180500-
/O.CON.KMTR.CF.W.0001.160118T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
620 AM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST MONDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY 
  COAST IN THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY AND SAUSALITO. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE AROUND 530
  AM PST MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST OF THE 
  BAY BY SEA WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$
197 
WHUS46 KMTR 180448
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
848 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-181500-
/O.CON.KMTR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1200Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
848 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
MONDAY...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY IN 
  THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY...SAUSALITO...LOW SPOTS ALONG THE 
  GREAT HIGHWAY...RIO DEL MAR AND THE PAJARO DUNES COMMUNITY. 

* WAVES AND SURF...SWELLS 13 TO 16 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 17 SECONDS
  THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING...LARGE SWELLS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* HIGH SURF IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE WAVE RUN UP IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
  SWELL WITH LONG LULLS IN BETWEEN WAVE SETS...INCREASING THE
  RISK BEING WASHED IN TO THE SEA BY A WAVE. ALSO STRONG RIP
  CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE WAVES.

* COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG 
  THE COAST BY SEA WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS...BATTERING WAVE
WILL POUND THE SHORELINE. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY DANGEROUS
SWIMMING CONDITIONS...AND DEADLY RIP CURRENTS.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

CAZ506-181500-
/O.CON.KMTR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
848 PM PST SUN JAN 17 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
MONDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY 
  COAST IN THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY AND SAUSALITO. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE AROUND 530 AM PST MONDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST OF THE 
  BAY BY SEA WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$
069 
WHUS46 KMTR 181158
CFWMTR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
358 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

CAZ006-505-509-529-530-181500-
/O.EXP.KMTR.SU.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160118T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
358 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH SURF WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY IN  
THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY...SAUSALITO...LOW SPOTS ALONG THE  
GREAT HIGHWAY...RIO DEL MAR AND THE PAJARO DUNES COMMUNITY.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM.

* COASTAL FLOODING IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG 
  THE COAST BY SEA WATER. 


&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

CAZ506-181500-
/O.CON.KMTR.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160118T1500Z/
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-
358 AM PST MON JAN 18 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY 
  COAST IN THE VICINITY OF MILL VALLEY AND SAUSALITO. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 
  MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE AROUND 530 AM PST MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE COAST OF THE 
  BAY BY SEA WATER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.