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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 3, 2026, 8:12 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2026, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2026, 8:12 PM PST (04:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2026, 9:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2026, 9:34 PM PST
- In force
- 49 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 Jan 3, 4:48 PM PST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 4:48 PM PST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jan 3, 7:19 PM PST, 53 minutes before
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Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1:01 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | San Mateo | 4 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:07 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Napa, Sonoma | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:38 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:00 AM PST | Gale Warning | MTR | 30 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:00 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | MTR | 44 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:01 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | San Mateo | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:05 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:17 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo | 86 min |
| Jan 4, 3:02 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Marin | 28 min |
| Jan 4, 4:55 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Monterey | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:40 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Monterey | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 5:48 AM PST | Special Weather Statement | MTR | Marin | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 9:25 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 6 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:35 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | San Mateo, Santa Clara | 3 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:50 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Alameda, Contra Costa | 5 hr |
| Jan 4, 9:55 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | MTR | Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
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