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Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

January 6, 2026

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 6, 2026, 3:18 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2026, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2026, 3:18 AM PST (11:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2026, 3:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 9, 2026, 9:00 PM PST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 4:27 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRCity and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara3 hr
Jan 5, 5:32 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningMTR19 min
Jan 5, 5:49 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRAlameda, Contra Costa7 hr
Jan 5, 7:08 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementMTRSanta Cruz37 min
Jan 5, 11:13 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRSonoma12 hr
Jan 5, 11:25 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRSonoma11 hr
Jan 5, 11:43 PM PSTBeach Hazards StatementMTRSanta Cruz4 days
Jan 5, 11:43 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryMTRMarin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma4 days
Jan 5, 11:55 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMTRMonterey6 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.