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Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
325 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

PZZ450-191830-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0030.000000T0000Z-250919T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.250919T1025Z-250919T2200Z/
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino out 10 nm-
325 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 9 feet.

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

* WHEN...Until 3 PM PDT this afternoon.

* 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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
325 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

PZZ475-191830-
/O.EXP.KEKA.SE.W.0030.000000T0000Z-250919T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KEKA.SC.Y.0097.250919T1025Z-250920T0600Z/
Cape Mendocino to Pt Arena 10 to 60 nm-
325 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...East winds 10 to 20 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 11 PM PDT 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.

&&

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Hazardous Seas Warning


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Eureka CA
325 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

PZZ470-191800-
/O.EXP.KEKA.GL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-250919T1000Z/
/O.CON.KEKA.SE.W.0031.000000T0000Z-250919T1800Z/
Pt St George to Cape Mendocino 10 to 60 nm-
325 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WHAT...Very steep and hazardous seas 10 to 14 feet.

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

* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause
  damage to vessels.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Recreational boaters should remain in port. Commercial vessels
should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port
until hazardous seas subside.

&&

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Flood Watch


Flood Watch
National Weather Service Hanford CA
754 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

CAZ317>320-323>330-192300-
/O.CON.KHNX.FA.A.0008.000000T0000Z-250920T0300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Mariposa Madera Foothills-Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-
Tulare Foothills-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-Yosemite NP outside
of the valley-Yosemite Valley-San Joaquin River Canyon-Upper San
Joaquin River-Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-Kings Canyon NP-Grant Grove
Area-Sequoia NP-
Including the cities of Oakhurst, Mariposa, Lake Wishon,
Huntington Lake, Hume Lake, Florence Lake, Cedar Grove, Tuolumne
Meadows, Wawona, El Portal, Fish Camp, Millerton Lake, Lake
Thomas Edison, Auberry, Lodgepole, Shaver Lake, Devils Postpile,
Grant Grove, North Fork, Giant Forest, Bass Lake, Yosemite
Valley, and Coarsegold
754 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025

...FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BASIN AND FRENCH BURN SCARS AND THE GARNET
FIRE REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive
  rainfall are possible over the Sierra Nevada including the Basin
  and French Burn Scars and the Garnet Fire.

* WHERE...A portion of central California, including the following
  areas, Fresno-Tulare Foothills, Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra, Grant
  Grove Area, Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge, Kings Canyon NP, Mariposa
  Madera Foothills, Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra, San Joaquin River
  Canyon, Sequoia NP, Upper San Joaquin River, Yosemite NP outside
  of the valley and Yosemite Valley.

* WHEN...Through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall over the Sierra Nevada including the
  Basin and French Burn Scars and the Garnet Fire is expected up to
  and during the period of the watch. Residents near the Basin and
  French Burn Scars and the Garnet Fire should prepare for potential
  flooding impacts. Be sure to stay up to date with information from
  local authorities. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of
  rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone
  locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - National Weather Service Meteorologists are forecasting heavy
    rainfall in thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada including
    the burn scars, which may lead to flash flooding and debris
    flows.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

&&

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JPK

U.S. Dept. of Commerce
NOAA National Weather Service
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