Wet Weather in the Central Gulf Coast and Pacific Northwest; Critical Fire Weather Threat in the West

Locally heavy rainfall continue to bring flash flooding along the central Gulf Coast from southeast Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle. A strong cold front will bring heavy rain, winds, cooler temperatures, and possibly high elevation snow to the Northwest through the weekend. Widespread critical fire weather due to dry, gusty winds is forecast from the Great Basin into the northern Plains.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory in effect from September 19, 02:00 PM PDT until September 19, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

6NM E Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

Today

WSW 18kt
2ft
Tonight

W 10kt
2ft
Sunday

SW 8kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Sunday
Night
NW 10kt
3ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday

W 9kt
3ft
Monday
Night
ESE 6kt
3ft
Tuesday

ENE 7kt
2ft
Tuesday
Night
Light Wind
2ft
Wednesday

W 7kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:02 am PDT Sep 18, 2021
Forecast Valid: 8am PDT Sep 18, 2021-6pm PDT Sep 24, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

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

Synopsis: PZZ500-182230- 309 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Breezy to light west winds ahead of an approaching frontal system today. Gusty winds down the Big Sur Coast this afternoon lasting through tonight. These gusts could create hazardous seas for smaller vessels. Light rain is expected over the waters as front passes through from north to south starting this afternoon. Stronger northwest winds establish behind the front starting Sunday afternoon across most of the waters. Seas remain mixed with a short period northwest swell and a longer period weak southerly swell. $$

Today

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 13 to 18 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tonight

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A chance of rain after 11pm. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt. A slight chance of rain before 11am. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. S swell 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Monday Night

ESE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. S swell 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tuesday

ENE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. S swell 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday Night

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday

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