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WWUS86 KMTR 120744
SPSMTR
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1244 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
CAZ512-513-528>530-120815-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS CA-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY CA-NORTHERN SALINAS
VALLEY/HOLLISTER VALLEY AND CARMEL VALLEY CA-SOUTHERN MONTEREY
BAY AND BIG SUR COAST CA-SANTA CLARA VALLEY INCLUDING SAN JOSE CA-
1244 AM PDT SUN APR 12 2026
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SANTA
CRUZ...SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA CLARA...NORTHWESTERN MONTEREY AND
NORTHWESTERN SAN BENITO COUNTIES UNTIL 115 AM PDT...
AT 1244 AM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR MOSS LANDING, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MARINA,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE. HAIL MAY ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS CAUSING HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WATSONVILLE, GILROY, INTERLAKEN, PRUNEDALE, FREEDOM, MOSS LANDING,
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, AROMAS, LAS LOMAS, PAJARO AND ELKHORN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3690 12184 3705 12162 3686 12151 3676 12180
3680 12179 3682 12175 3681 12175 3683 12174
3686 12176 3685 12176 3683 12175 3682 12178
3681 12179 3687 12180 3688 12180 3686 12181
3686 12180 3685 12181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0743Z 238DEG 25KT 3679 12184
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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