An Active Start to the Week

A slow moving and large-scale system will produce widespread rain and thunderstorms the next few days across the central and southern Plains into the Mid to Lower Mississippi Valley. Severe storms will be common across Texas through Tuesday before spreading eastward. The locally heavy rain will produce possible flooding and have a similar transition to the east through midweek.
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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

5NM SSW Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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This
Afternoon
NW 9kt
6ft

Gale Warning
Tonight

N 8kt
5-6ft

Gale Warning
Tuesday

NW 8kt
5ft
Tuesday
Night
Light Wind
5ft
Wednesday

SSW 16kt
4-5ft
Wednesday
Night
SW 12kt
3-4ft
Thursday

SSW 16kt
3ft
Thursday
Night
SW 14kt
3ft
Friday

NW 10kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:53 pm PDT May 23, 2022
Forecast Valid: 3pm PDT May 23, 2022-6pm PDT May 29, 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. $$

This Afternoon

NW wind around 9 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves around 6 ft.

Tonight

N wind 6 to 8 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves around 5 ft.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

SSW wind 7 to 16 kt. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

SSW wind 6 to 16 kt. Partly sunny. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

SW wind 9 to 14 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Mostly cloudy. . Wind waves around 3 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.