Snow and High Winds Across the Rockies and Central High Plains; Unseasonably Warm Over the Central U.S.

A storm system will shift into the Rockies and High Plains into Friday, bringing strong winds and snow to mountainous terrain. Record high temperatures may occur across the Great Plains and Upper Midwest today. This weekend, Pacific moisture will bring heavy rain and high elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest, and severe thunderstorms will impact the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 6, 09:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

3NM ESE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Tonight

WNW 6kt
2-3ft
Thursday

W 10kt
2ft
Thursday
Night
NNW 8kt
2ft
Friday

NNW 9kt
2-3ft
Friday
Night
Light Wind
2-3ft
Saturday

N 7kt
2ft
Saturday
Night
NNE 6kt
2ft
Sunday

NNW 7kt
2ft
Sunday
Night
NNE 6kt
2ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:26 pm PST Dec 6, 2023
Forecast Valid: 8pm PST Dec 6, 2023-6pm PST Dec 13, 2023

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Detailed Forecast

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

Tonight

WNW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Rain likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog before 11pm. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 0 seconds and WSW 1 to 2 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Rain likely, mainly between 10am and 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 6 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind 5 to 8 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A chance of rain before 10pm. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 0 seconds and WSW 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NNW 5 to 9 kt in the morning. Patchy fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Friday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and WSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday

N wind 5 to 7 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and ...becoming WSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Saturday Night

NNE wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. WSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

NE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming NNW in the afternoon. Partly sunny. WSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NNE wind around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. WSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 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.