Excessive Heat in the Interior West; Monsoon Conditions in the Southwest

Dangerous heat is expected to be in place across portions of California, especially the Central Valley, and across the Interior Northwest into Friday. Heat Advisories will also be in place across the southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding and debris flows from the Four Corners region and Southwest through Friday.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from August 16, 03:00 PM PDT until August 16, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SSW Oakland CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Overnight

Light Wind
< 1ft
Tuesday

W 9kt
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
Night
Light Wind
< 1ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

W 9kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
Night
W 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday

W 11kt
< 1ft
Thursday
Night
SW 12kt
< 1ft
Friday

SW 8kt
< 1ft
Friday
Night
SSW 9kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:23 am PDT Aug 16, 2022
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Aug 16, 2022-6pm PDT Aug 22, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH

Synopsis: PZZ500-162245- 256 AM PDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong northwesterly winds and possible gale- force gusts continue in the northern out waters this morning, while more moderate winds are experienced in the near-shore waters. Steep, hazardous short period seas also continue but diminish through the day. Lighter winds are forecast Wednesday but will then strengthen again by Friday. Light southwest swell from 14 to 16 seconds continues through the week. $$

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

SW wind 6 to 12 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

SW wind 5 to 8 kt. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

SSW wind 6 to 9 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.