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

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NNE Monterey CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This
Afternoon
WSW 12kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight

WSW 10kt
6-7ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday

W 9kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
Night
SW 8kt
5-6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

W 12kt
5ft
Wednesday
Night
WNW 11kt
3-4ft
Thursday

NW 13kt
3ft
Thursday
Night
NW 12kt
3ft
Friday

W 12kt
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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

WSW wind around 12 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves around 6 ft.

Tonight

WSW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 3 to 4 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 8 to 13 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. . Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 7 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Partly sunny. . 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.