Expires:201212021815;Remove:201212021815;003480 WGUS86 KMTR 021519 FLSMTR FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 719 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 CAC001-013-041-075-081-085-087-021815- /O.NEW.KMTR.FA.Y.0009.121202T1519Z-121202T1815Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 719 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... SAN MATEO COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... MARIN COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... CONTRA COSTA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... ALAMEDA COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA... * UNTIL 1015 AM PST. * AT 718 AM PST AUTOMATED RAINGAGE AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATED RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH PER HOUR MOVING INTO THE AREA. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF URBAN...ROADWAY...AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE HEAVIER RAIN MOVES IN. EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. ALSO...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS COULD FLOOD QUICKLY...POSSIBLY COVERING ROADS AND NEARBY LOW AREAS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY DO NOT CROSS IT. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR AND THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO CROSS SAFELY. A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT ALTHOUGH STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY BE ELEVATED OR EVEN RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS...PROPERTY DAMAGE SHOULD BE MINIMAL. INCONVENIENCES CAN BE EXPECTED BUT THE FLOODING WILL NOT BE IMMEDIATELY LIFE THREATENING. TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. LAT...LON 3810 12157 3754 12155 3734 12141 3718 12234 3751 12252 3783 12251 3788 12245 3789 12244 3789 12243 3782 12247 3781 12235 3760 12235 3751 12212 3767 12217 3778 12234 3789 12232 3792 12240 3806 12225 3801 12178 3810 12167 $$ JOHNSON