COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED OCTOBER 23 AT 12:45PM PDT UNTIL OCTOBER 29 AT 3:00PM PDT
Effective: 2026-10-23 12:45:00
Expires: 2026-10-29 15:00:00
Issued by: NWS San Francisco CA
Alert Text
* WHAT...UP TO 1.9FT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IS POSSIBLEIN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR SHORELINES AND TIDAL WATERWAYS.
* WHERE...BAY SHORELINE LOCATIONS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 3 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH TIDES WILL RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW-LYING INFRASTRUCTURE, ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES, AND COASTAL EROSION. RISING TIDES WILL BRING WATER AND WAVES FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL, RESTRICTING ESCAPE FROM BEACHES AND COASTAL AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AT THE SAN FRANCISCO TIDAL GAUGE, HIGH TIDE IS EXPECTED TO BE 1.1 FT ABOVE NORMAL (6.9 FT MLLW) AT 10:39 AM SATURDAY 10 24, 1.4 FT ABOVE NORMAL (7.2 FT MLLW) AT 11:07 AM SUNDAY 10 25, 1.7 FT ABOVE NORMAL (7.5 FT MLLW) AT 11:39 AM MONDAY 10 26, 1.8 FT ABOVE NORMAL (7.6 FT MLLW) AT 12:15 PM TUESDAY 10 27, 1.9 FT ABOVE NORMAL (7.7 FT MLLW) AT 12:56 PM WEDNESDAY 10 28, AND 1.7 FT ABOVE NORMAL (7.5 FT MLLW) AT 01:43 PM THURSDAY 10 29. THESE PREDICTIONS INCLUDE UP TO 1.0 FT OF SURGE THAT WILL ENHANCE THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE AND FLOODING THREAT. HIGH TIDE VARIES UP TO 90 MINUTES EARLIER OR LATER ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST AND THROUGH THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY, RESPECTIVELY.
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Target Area
SAN FRANCISCO, NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS, SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE, NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY, SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST
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