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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
220 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

PZZ565-121730-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0054.260513T1000Z-260513T2200Z/
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
220 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gale force gusts up to
  35 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras
  Blancas California out to 10 NM.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM PDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
220 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

PZZ576-121730-
/O.NEW.KMTR.SC.Y.0054.260513T1600Z-260513T2200Z/
Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-60 NM-
220 AM PDT Tue May 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt
  expected.

* WHERE...Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas 10-
  60 NM.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 3 PM PDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

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