Unsettled in the South; Pacific Storm on the West Coast

Showers and a few strong to severe thunderstorms associated with a system in southeastern Texas. A strong and cold Pacific storm will produce heavy rain and heavy mountain snow, and strong, gusty winds for parts of the West coast. Gusty winds ahead of this system may produce critical fire weather threats in the North and Central Plains this weekend. Lake effect snows persist in the Northeast.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until March 6, 03:00 PM PST

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

19NM S San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

[NOTICE]

This
Afternoon
S 10kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight

SSE 20kt
8-9ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday

NW 11kt
8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Saturday
Night
NW 14kt
6-7ft
Sunday

WNW 10kt
5-6ft
Sunday
Night
NW 15kt
9-10ft
Monday

SSW 9kt
9ft
Monday
Night
SSW 9kt
8ft
Tuesday

S 11kt
7-8ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:41 am PST Mar 5, 2021
Forecast Valid: 12pm PST Mar 5, 2021-6pm PST Mar 11, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-060530- 841 AM PST Fri Mar 5 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... A cold front continues to approach the coastal waters from the west. Ahead of the front light to moderate southerly winds will prevail. Winds will continue to be strongest over the offshore waters north of Point Reyes. Rain will accompany the frontal boundary tonight and winds will become northerly by Saturday morning in wake of its passage. Moderate northwest swell will also continue to result in hazardous conditions for small craft through Saturday before subsiding on Sunday. Another low pressure system approaching from the northwest will bring more rain and larger swell early to mid next week. $$

This Afternoon

S wind around 10 kt. A chance of rain after 4pm. W swell 8 ft at 17 seconds. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 15 to 20 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Winds could gust as high as 26 kt. Rain, mainly after 10pm. W swell 8 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Saturday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 6 to 11 kt in the morning. Mostly sunny. W swell 8 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday Night

NW wind 9 to 14 kt. Mostly clear. W swell 6 to 7 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday

WNW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. W swell 6 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

NW wind 13 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. W swell 10 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday

W wind 5 to 9 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. A chance of rain after 10am. W swell 9 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

SSW wind around 9 kt. Rain likely. W swell 8 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

S wind 8 to 11 kt. Rain likely. W swell 7 to 8 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Northwest swell 4 to 7 ft, with a dominant period of 17 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Northwest swell 6 to 9 ft, with a dominant period of 17 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.4 kt at 09:55 PM Friday and 3.0 kt at 09:13 AM Saturday.

*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.