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Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
946 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

PZZ450-040200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0131.000000T0000Z-251204T0600Z/
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
946 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
  7 to 9 feet.

* WHERE...Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* 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 Eureka CA
946 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

PZZ470-040200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0131.000000T0000Z-251204T2300Z/
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
946 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  8 to 12 feet.

* WHERE...Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm.

* WHEN...Until 3 PM PST Thursday.

* 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 Eureka CA
946 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

PZZ475-040200-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0131.000000T0000Z-251205T2200Z/
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
946 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  7 to 12 feet.

* WHERE...Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM PST Friday.

* 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
839 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

PZZ571-040045-
/O.EXP.KMTR.SC.Y.0210.000000T0000Z-251203T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0212.251205T0500Z-251205T2300Z/
Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM-
839 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* WHERE...Waters from Point Reyes to Pigeon Point 10-60 NM.

* WHEN...From 9 PM Thursday to 3 PM PST Friday.

* 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
839 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

PZZ570-040045-
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0211.000000T0000Z-251203T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0212.251205T0500Z-251205T2300Z/
Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM-
839 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, north winds 10 to
  20 kt and seas 8 to 11 ft. For the second Small Craft
  Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt
  expected.

* WHERE...Waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes 10-60 NM.

* WHEN...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 3 PM PST this
  afternoon. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 9 PM
  Thursday to 3 PM PST Friday.

* 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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