Alert archive / California / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 7, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 8, 2016, 9:14 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2016, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2016, 9:14 PM PST (05:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2016, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2016, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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294 WHUS76 KMTR 090514 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 PZZ571-091315- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T0800Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY. * 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ575-091315- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ576-091315- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. * 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ545-091315- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ560-090615- /O.CAN.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1000Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND WAVES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ PZZ570-091315- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1700Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ540-091315- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1700Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. * 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ565-091315- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.160109T1400Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 914 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
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846 WHUS76 KMTR 091041 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 PZZ560-091845- /O.EXA.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ576-091845- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160110T0500Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ565-091845- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.160109T1100Z-160110T0500Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ570-091700- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1700Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ571-091845- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ575-091845- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ PZZ540-091700- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1700Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. * 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 HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ545-091845- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.160109T1100Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 241 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
815 WHUS76 KMTR 091650 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 PZZ570-091800- /O.EXP.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1700Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... WINDS AND WAVES WILL FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ PZZ540-091800- /O.EXP.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T1700Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... WINDS AND WAVES WILL FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA. $$ PZZ571-092300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. $$ PZZ575-092300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ576-100100- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160110T0500Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * 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. $$ PZZ545-092300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ560-092300- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. 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. $$ PZZ565-100100- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160110T0500Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 850 AM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
095 WHUS76 KMTR 092222 MWWMTR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION PZZ571-100630- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0008.160111T0600Z-160111T1800Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. $$ PZZ570-100630- /O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0008.160110T1800Z-160111T1800Z/ POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ576-092330- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. $$ PZZ565-092330- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ575-092330- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. $$ PZZ545-092330- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND WAVES: SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (CWFMTR) OR OUR MARINE PAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO/MARINE.PHP FOR MORE DETAILS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ PZZ560-092330- /O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160109T2300Z/ PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM- 222 PM PST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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. 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. $$ 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 Jan 8, 8:56 PM PST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 8:56 PM PST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
856 PM PST FRI JAN 8 2016
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTH BAY TONIGHT WITH
RAIN DEVELOPING. LIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE BAY AREA
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. MORNING RAIN WILL QUICKLY TURN TO
SHOWERS BY MID-MORNING WITH ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS THE
REST OF THE DAY. CLEARING AND COOL SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
WITH A BRIEF RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE COAST MONDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SYSTEM AROUND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...AS OF 8:55 PM PST FRIDAY...KMUX DOPPLER RADAR IS
BEGINNING TO LIGHT UP ACROSS THE NORTH BAY THIS EVENING AS THE
NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WARM FRONTAL RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE GREATER BAY AREA TONIGHT. A
FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE ALSO EVIDENT SOUTH OF THE BAY AREA AS A
RESULT OF LINGERING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
CURRENT PROJECTIONS BRING THE BULK OF THE PRECIP THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING AS THE MAIN FRONTAL BAND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. MODELS
CONTINUE TO BACK OFF ON ACCUMULATION TOTALS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS
EXPECT TO BE BETWEEN 0.25" TO 0.50" WITH GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH BAY AND ALONG COASTAL RANGES. INLAND
LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY ONLY SEE 0.10". RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO REACH
THE MONTEREY BAY AREA AROUND MID MORNING. RAIN WILL QUICKLY TURN
TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS
THE DISTRICT. MODERATE AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
ELEVATED TERRAIN SATURDAY MORNING WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. ISOLATED
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH SHOWERS ANTICIPATED
TO TAPER OVERNIGHT. COOL OVERNIGHT LOW ARE FORECAST SATURDAY NIGHT
WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY.
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
LIGHT WARM FRONTAL SHOWERS EXPECTED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOUR ON
MONDAY...MAINLY OVER THE NORTH BAY. SHOWERS WILL SPREAD SOUTH
ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND SUBSEQUENTLY OVER THE
MONTEREY BAY AREA MONDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL SEE SLIGHTLY
LESS RAIN THAN THE PREVIOUS STORM WITH ACCUMULATIONS ANYWHERE FROM
A THIRD OF AN INCH OVER THE NORTH BAY TO A TENTH TO TWO TENTHS OF
AN INCH SOUTH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY. SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE
MONDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER DRY DAY IN STORE ON TUESDAY.
ANOTHER STORM IS LINING UP FOR A WEDNESDAY ARRIVAL...HOWEVER
MODELS SOLUTIONS DEVIATE AT THIS POINT. WHAT IS EVIDENT HOWEVER IS
THAT UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD
WITH WEDNESDAYS SYSTEM GEARING UP TO BE SLIGHTLY WETTER. NORTH BAY
MOUNTAIN ARE ANTICIPATING UP TO AN INCH WITH LESS THAN A HALF INCH
ELSEWHERE.
&&
.AVIATION...AS OF 4:00 PM PST FRIDAY...APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM
HAS SPREAD CONSIDERABLE MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS THE
REGION...BUT VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL IN MOST AREAS
THROUGH 06Z. CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND THICKEN OVERNIGHT AND MVFR CIGS
WITH LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION FROM 06Z THROUGH 14Z. IFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE AT KSTS LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD AND MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
VICINITY OF KSFO...CIGS EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...BUT LIKELY LOWER TO MVFR BY LATE EVENING. LIGHT RAIN
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY 12Z AND CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS LIGHT FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE PERIOD. CONFIDENCE MODERATE.
SFO BRIDGE APPROACH...SIMILAR TO KSFO.
MONTEREY BAY AREA TERMINALS...VFR THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH MVFR CIGS AND LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING AROUND SUNRISE
SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING OFF AND ON INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS LIGHT FROM THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST EXCEPT MODERATE
IN THE NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING.
&&
.MARINE...AS OF 2:14 PM PST FRIDAY...MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE EVENING. WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SET TO ARRIVE TONIGHT.
&&
.MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.TNGT...SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PINOS 0-10 NM FROM 9 PM UNTIL 2 AM
SCA...PT ARENA TO PT REYES 0-10 NM
SCA...PT ARENA TO PIGEON PT 10-60 NM
SCA...PT PINOS TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 0-10 NM FROM 2 AM
SCA...PT REYES TO PIGEON PT 0-10 NM FROM 9 PM
SCA...PIGEON PT TO PT PIEDRAS BLANCAS 10-60 NM FROM 9 PM
&&
PUBLIC FORECAST: CW
AVIATION: DYKEMA
MARINE: BELL
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Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2:22 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 48 hr |
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