More Snow for the North Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather Conditions Across the West

Low pressure will bring locally heavy snowfall from the Northern Rockies into the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota through Thursday with well below normal temperatures. Farther east, showers and thunderstorms are expected from the Midwest into the Central Plains. Meanwhile, critical fire weather conditions will prevail in California, the Great Basin, and Southern High Plains.
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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

5NM SSW Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

Light Wind
3ft
Tonight

N 9kt
5ft
Thursday

N 7kt
5ft
Thursday
Night
Light Wind
5ft
Friday

SW 7kt
5ft
Friday
Night
SW 7kt
4ft
Saturday

WSW 8kt
3-4ft
Saturday
Night
NW 8kt
3ft
Sunday

NW 7kt
3-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:02 am PDT Oct 21, 2020
Forecast Valid: 5am PDT Oct 21, 2020-6pm PDT Oct 27, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-212330- 331 AM PDT Wed Oct 21 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong gale force winds with occasional storm force gusts possible over the northern coastal waters to late week. This will result in hazardous steep fresh swell for small craft vessels. Mixed seas will persist with a moderate northwest swell and longer period southerly swell. $$

Today

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming N 5 to 9 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday

N wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Thursday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...NW 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...W 5 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

SW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 3 to 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Mixed swell...WNW 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

NW wind around 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 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.