Central U.S. Severe Storms and Heavy Rain; Western Fire Weather Threats

A strong system will produce a swath of impacts. Severe storms with large hail, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes will be possible in the south and central Plains. Heavy rain could cause flash flooding in the Mid Mississippi Valley. Mountain snow will develop in the Rockies. Critical fire weather threats are expected across northern California and the Southwest.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from May 8, 03:00 PM PDT until May 8, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

Light Wind
< 1ft
Saturday

WNW 12kt
< 1ft
Saturday
Night
W 11kt
< 1ft
Sunday

NW 12kt
< 1ft
Sunday
Night
WNW 13kt
< 1ft
Monday

WNW 9kt
< 1ft
Monday
Night
WNW 10kt
< 1ft
Tuesday

WSW 8kt
< 1ft
Tuesday
Night
W 7kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:23 pm PDT May 7, 2021
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT May 8, 2021-6pm PDT May 14, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

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

Synopsis: PZZ500-081615- 832 PM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwest winds continue to produce strong wind gusts across the waters. There will be a brief period on early Saturday where the winds taper off, but then restrengthen later Saturday and remain elevated through the weekend. Winds out over the outer waters can expect to see gale force gusts into Saturday night. Seas will be dominated by these wind driven waves though a very small northwest swell will also exist through the coming days. $$

Overnight

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

Saturday

WNW wind 5 to 12 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

W wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday

NW wind 7 to 12 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 6 to 13 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday

WNW wind 5 to 9 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Monday Night

WNW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Tuesday Night

W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. 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.