Severe Storms and Flash Flooding in the Southern Plains

A slow moving storm system is expected to produce a multi-day heavy rainfall and flash flooding event across much of the Central to Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley regions. Severe weather may produce large hail and high winds, but also a threat of tornadoes, across Texas and spreading on Wednesday into the Lower Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning until May 23, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

10NM SSE Big Sur CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight

NW 26kt
8-9ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday

NW 18kt
7ft
Tuesday
Night
NW 19kt
6-7ft
Wednesday

SSE 11kt
5ft
Wednesday
Night
SSE 8kt
4ft
Thursday

SSE 8kt
3ft
Thursday
Night
NNW 6kt
3ft
Friday

NW 15kt
3-4ft
Friday
Night
NNW 19kt
5-6ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:33 pm PDT May 23, 2022
Forecast Valid: 9pm PDT May 23, 2022-6pm PDT May 30, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-240930- 201 PM PDT Mon May 23 2022 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Gusty northwest winds will this afternoon through at least Wednesday across the coastal waters. The strongest winds will be found near coastal jets and in the northern outer waters, where low-end gale force gusts are possible. As a result, hazardous seas with steep wave heights will persist through early to mid week as the seas remain wind- driven. Expect wave heights of 9 to 12 feet at 8 to 10 seconds, slowly diminishing throughout the week. $$

Tonight

NW wind 21 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 33 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 7 to 8 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 12 to 18 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves around 7 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 14 to 19 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Wednesday

SSE wind 6 to 11 kt. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves around 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSE wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

SSE wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

SSE wind around 6 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Mostly cloudy. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

NW wind 6 to 15 kt. Partly sunny. . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Friday Night

NNW wind 17 to 19 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 4 to 6 ft.

*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.