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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 10:47 AM Nov. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 11 ft.

* WHERE...Monterey Bay.

* WHEN...Until 9 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.

&&

Coastal Flood Advisory
Issued: 9:21 AM Nov. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to 1.2 ft of
inundation above ground level is possible in low lying areas
near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Beach Hazards
Statement, a long period westerly swell will result in an
increased risk for sneaker waves and rip currents with breaking
waves of 14 to 19 feet. In favored locations breaking waves
could reach 25 feet.

* WHERE...San Francisco and Monterey Bay.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM PST
Saturday. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from 4 AM PST early
this morning through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can unexpectedly run significantly
farther up the beach than normal, including over rocks and
jetties. Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger
in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers. Flooding of
lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures
expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...At the San Francisco tidal gauge high tide
is expected to be 1.2 ft above normal (7.0 ft MLLW) at 10:58 AM
Thursday, 1.1 ft above normal (7.0 ft MLLW) at 11:42 AM Friday,
and 0.9 ft above normal (6.7 ft MLLW) at 12:31 PM Saturday.
High tide timing varies up to 90 minutes earlier or later along
the coast and throughout the Bay respectively.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

Beach Hazard Statement
Issued: 9:21 AM Nov. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to 1.2 ft of
inundation above ground level is possible in low lying areas
near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Beach Hazards
Statement, a long period westerly swell will result in an
increased risk for sneaker waves and rip currents with breaking
waves of 14 to 19 feet. In favored locations breaking waves
could reach 25 feet.

* WHERE...San Francisco and Monterey Bay.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM PST
Saturday. For the Beach Hazards Statement, from 4 AM PST early
this morning through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Sneaker waves can unexpectedly run significantly
farther up the beach than normal, including over rocks and
jetties. Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger
in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers. Flooding of
lots, parks, and roads with only isolated road closures
expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...At the San Francisco tidal gauge high tide
is expected to be 1.2 ft above normal (7.0 ft MLLW) at 10:58 AM
Thursday, 1.1 ft above normal (7.0 ft MLLW) at 11:42 AM Friday,
and 0.9 ft above normal (6.7 ft MLLW) at 12:31 PM Saturday.
High tide timing varies up to 90 minutes earlier or later along
the coast and throughout the Bay respectively.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.

Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

&&

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