Alert archive / California / Gale Warnings in 2026
Gale Warning 6, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this gale warning at Feb 16, 2026, 8:32 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2026, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 16, 2026, 8:32 PM PST (04:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2026, 9:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2026, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
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 Feb 16, 4:49 PM PST, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 4:49 PM PST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2:56 AM PST | Cold Weather Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:59 AM PST | Extreme Cold Warning | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:10 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Marin, Napa, Sonoma | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:26 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Contra Costa | 34 min |
| Feb 17, 9:53 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 9 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:08 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Santa Clara | 52 min |
| Feb 17, 1:18 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Monterey | 27 min |
| Feb 17, 1:30 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Monterey | 7 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:50 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Monterey | 25 min |
| Feb 17, 2:14 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Monterey | 31 min |
| Feb 17, 2:30 PM PST | Special Marine Warning | MTR | 30 min | |
| Feb 17, 2:42 PM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Monterey | 33 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.