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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
246 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

PZZ565-121800-
/O.EXP.KMTR.SC.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-250912T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMTR.SC.Y.0162.250912T2200Z-250913T1000Z/
Coastal Waters from Point Pinos to Point Piedras Blancas
California out to 10 NM-
246 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM PDT Saturday.

* 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 Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
111 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

PZZ670-121600-
/O.EXT.KLOX.SC.Y.0146.000000T0000Z-250913T1000Z/
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM-
111 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal from 10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
  for more.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
111 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

PZZ645-121600-
/O.EXB.KLOX.SC.Y.0142.250912T2000Z-250913T0400Z/
Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM-
111 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

* WHERE...Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10
  NM.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
  for more.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
111 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

PZZ673-676-121600-
/O.CON.KLOX.SC.Y.0142.000000T0000Z-250913T1000Z/
Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and westward 60 nm
including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands-
Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to
60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands-
111 AM PDT Fri Sep 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Hazardous sea conditions.

* WHERE...Waters from Pt. Sal to Santa Cruz Island CA and
  westward 60 nm including San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands and
  Outer waters from Santa Cruz Island to San Clemente Island to
  60 NM offshore including San Nicolas and Santa Barbara Islands.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...See the Coastal Waters Forecast (CWFLOX)
  for more.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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