URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
518 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. AS IT DOES...THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD
OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED ON THE GRAPEVINE FROM
TEJON PASS TO THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 99 AND INTERSTATE 5.
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD...BUT
THERE COULD BE GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ANYWHERE ALONG AND SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 58 FROM BAKERSFIELD TO BUTTONWILLOW.
CAZ091-092-095-062330-
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SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
518 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
PST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
TUESDAY...FOR NORTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES OF THE TEHACHAPI
MOUNTAINS...INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND THROUGH RIDGE TOPS AND WIND
FAVORED CANYONS OF THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS...AND ALONG
INTERSTATE 5 FROM TEJON PASS TO THE BASE OF THE GRAPEVINE.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS EVENING...REACHING PEAK
SPEEDS TOWARD SUNRISE TUESDAY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE
MORNING HOURS.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE...PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 58 FROM TEHACHAPI PASS TO BAKERSFIELD...HIGHWAY 99 FROM
THE JUNCTION AT I-5 TO BAKERSFIELD...AND I-5 FROM THE BASE OF
THE GRAPEVINE TO THE KINGS COUNTY LINE.
* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS...CAMPERS...AND
TRAILERS ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO STRONG WINDS. IF YOU LIVE IN
WIND PRONE AREAS...BE ALERT TO WINDBLOWN DEBRIS AND POSSIBLE
LOSS OF POWER. THE STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN AND NEAR RECENTLY WORKED FIELDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TAKE PRECAUTIONS
EARLY TO SECURE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE AND
OTHER ITEMS THAT CAN BE BLOWN ABOUT.
IF TRAVELING AND YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST...SLOW DOWN. IF YOU
HAVE TO STOP...PULL WELL OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURN YOUR CAR LIGHTS
OFF.
&&
$$
BINGHAM
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
853 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
PZZ475-070100-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120207T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.GL.W.0007.120207T0000Z-120207T1600Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY PEAKING TONIGHT 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS
WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* SEAS...STEEP SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT
PEAKING BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FT TONIGHT. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE ON
TUESDAY ONLY TO REBOUND ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LONG
PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL BUILDS INTO THE WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
900 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ475-062300-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
900 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
.TODAY...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 35 KT...RISING TO
40 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT. NW SWELL
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11 SECONDS. CHANCE
OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING S 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. S SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BECOMING SW 7 TO
8 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. MIXED
SWELL...W 9 TO 11 FT AND SW 3 TO 5 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.WED...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 12 TO
14 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.
W SWELL 11 TO 12 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES
1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 11 TO 12 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
832 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
PZZ670-673-070045-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0013.120206T2300Z-120207T0800Z/
/O.CON.KLOX.GL.W.0003.120207T0800Z-120207T2300Z/
WATERS FROM PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO PT. ARGUELLO AND WESTWARD
60 NM-
WATERS FROM PT. ARGUELLO TO SANTA CRUZ ISLAND CA AND WESTWARD
60 NM INCLUDING SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS-
832 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM
PST TUESDAY...
* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON...AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND
45 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT...CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM JUST BEFORE
DAYBREAK TUESDAY THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO
20 TO 30 KNOTS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY LATE
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS
WILL CREATE STEEP SEAS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY
8 SECONDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... ...
GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
PZZ540-070030-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120207T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.120207T0600Z-120207T1700Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LARGE STEEP FRESH
SWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... ...
GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
PZZ545-070030-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0012.120207T0000Z-120207T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.120207T0600Z-120207T1700Z/
POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT TO 10 NM-
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LARGE STEEP FRESH
SWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... ...
GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
PZZ560-070030-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0012.120206T2100Z-120207T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.120207T0600Z-120207T1700Z/
PIGEON POINT TO POINT PINOS TO 10 NM-
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LARGE STEEP FRESH
SWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... ...
GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
PZZ565-070030-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0012.120206T2100Z-120207T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.120207T0600Z-120207T1700Z/
POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS TO 10 NM-
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LARGE STEEP FRESH
SWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... ...
GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
PZZ570-070030-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120207T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.120207T0600Z-120207T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LARGE STEEP FRESH
SWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... ...
GALE FORCE WINDS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
PZZ575-070030-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0012.120206T2100Z-120207T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.GL.W.0001.120207T0600Z-120207T1700Z/
WATERS FROM PIGEON PT. TO PT. PIEDRAS BLANCAS CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
829 AM PST MON FEB 6 2012
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY...
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LARGE STEEP FRESH
SWELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
