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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
833 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

PZZ475-250000-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0047.130524T2200Z-130525T1300Z/
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
833 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NW INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...NW AROUND 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$


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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
900 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM

PZZ475-242200-
CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA 10 TO 60 NM-
900 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES...NW 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES...NW 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS...
AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WAVES...NW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES...NW 6 FT AT
7 SECONDS.
.SUN...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES...NW 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.MON...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES...W 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WAVES...W 5 FT AT 9 SECONDS.

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
828 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ370-242200-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
828 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL NW 6 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS
AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW EARLY IN THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SWELL NW 3 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS...
SHIFTING TO THE W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...SW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL W
4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO
2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT
AT 15 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.SUN...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT... BUILDING TO
4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...
THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT...BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...SUBSIDING
TO 2 FT IN THE EVENING...BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W
5 FT.

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
828 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ376-242200-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
828 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL NW 6 TO
7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT... SUBSIDING
TO 1 TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL NW 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND
W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS...SHIFTING TO THE W 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND
SW 2 FT AT 16 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 3 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED
SWELL W 4 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. SWELL W 4 TO 5 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...RISING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXED SWELL W 3 TO 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT...BECOMING W 10 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT...
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES
1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT. SWELL W 5 FT.

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
819 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

PZZ540-242330-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-130526T0600Z/
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
819 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP FRESH SWELL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
819 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

PZZ570-242330-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-130526T0600Z/
WATERS FROM PT. ARENA TO PIGEON PT. CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
819 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS CONTINUE THROUGH
  SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SEAS: STEEP FRESH SWELL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ540-250315-
POINT ARENA TO POINT REYES TO 10 NM-
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. W SWELL 4 TO
5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MEMORIAL DAY...W WINDS 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
W SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 4 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

POINT ARENA TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND OUT 60 NM INCLUDING THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND MONTEREY BAY

PZZ570-250315-
POINT ARENA TO PIGEON POINT 10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. NW SWELL
4 TO 5 FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT.
NW SWELL 3 TO 5 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SAT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.
NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT.
NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
NW SWELL 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MEMORIAL DAY...W WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT.
NW SWELL 2 TO 3 FT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
W SWELL 3 TO 5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
221 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

PZZ370-376-241800-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SW.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-130524T1800Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
221 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 9
  SECONDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THEN SUBSIDE BELOW SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$


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Special Weather Statement


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
325 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-250100-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
325 AM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER FOR MEMORIAL DAY CONTINUING INTO WEEK...

A DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST EARLY ON MEMORIAL DAY
WILL BRING COOL AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
ACROSS THE AREA CONTINUES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND
POSSIBLY BEYOND AS ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH.

DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
ON MEMORIAL DAY THEN GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE WEEK...BUT STILL
REMAINING BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK.

HIKERS...BACKPACKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO
BE PREPARED FOR THE MUCH COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK. CONDITIONS MAY BE QUITE WET AT TIMES...
ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
HIGH BUT SOME ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS.


$$

JCLAPP

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