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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
949 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT CALIFORNIA OUT TO
10 NM...
WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON POINT 10-60 NM...
* UNTIL 1015 AM PDT.
* AT 949 AM PDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM 8 NM SOUTHEAST OF
FARALLON ISLANDS TO 22 NM SOUTH OF FARALLON ISLANDS, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE
LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SMALL CRAFT COULD BE DAMAGED
IN BRIEFLY HIGHER WINDS AND SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY OPEN WATERS OF COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO PIGEON
POINT CALIFORNIA OUT TO 10 NM AND WATERS FROM POINT REYES TO
PIGEON POINT 10-60 NM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, AND
HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COAST GUARD OR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE.
LAT...LON 3762 12294 3785 12263 3765 12257 3737 12250
3730 12292 3745 12295
TIME...MOT...LOC 1647Z 240DEG 28KT 3761 12289 3749 12291 3733 12290
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 KTS
BKM
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