Spring Storm in the East; Unsettled Weather in the West

A strong spring storm will bring a threat of strong to severe storms from the eastern Great Lakes and Central Appalachians to the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast. A wintry mix can be expected on the northern portions of this storm with heavy snow in Maine. A series of storms in the West will continue producing lower elevation rain, mountain snow.
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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

15NM SSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight

SW 9kt
3-4ft
Sunday

SW 16kt
4-5ft
Sunday
Night
WNW 12kt
4-5ft
Monday

WSW 9kt
3-4ft
Monday
Night
NW 11kt
4ft
Tuesday

NW 21kt
7ft
Tuesday
Night
NNW 22kt
6-7ft
Wednesday

NNW 13kt
7ft
Wednesday
Night
NW 13kt
7ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:02 pm PDT Mar 28, 2020
Forecast Valid: 10pm PDT Mar 28, 2020-6pm PDT Apr 4, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-291630- 822 PM PDT Sat Mar 28 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Generally light winds persisting through the weekend and early next week as high pressure moves over the southern California waters and a weak boundary approaches from offshore of the Pacific Northwest. Mixed swell will continue with a moderate northwest swell and a light southwesterly swell. $$

Tonight

SW wind 7 to 9 kt becoming S after midnight. Rain likely, mainly after 11pm. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

SW wind 8 to 16 kt becoming WNW in the morning. Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mixed swell...W 4 ft at 7 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 16 seconds. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 5 to 12 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Partly cloudy. WNW swell 4 to 5 ft at 7 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

WSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Mostly sunny. W swell 3 to 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

SW wind 6 to 11 kt becoming NW after midnight. Partly cloudy. WNW swell 4 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 11 to 21 kt. Mostly sunny. WNW swell 5 ft. Wind waves 1 ft building to 5 ft.

Tuesday Night

NNW wind 17 to 22 kt decreasing to 9 to 14 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 28 kt. Mostly clear. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 5 ft subsiding to 1 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 9 to 13 kt. Sunny. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 8 to 13 kt. Mostly clear. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Seas 4 to 5 ft with a dominant period of 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Seas 5 to 6 ft with a dominant period of 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 1.2 kt at 08:31 PM Saturday and 3.0 kt at 07:49 AM Sunday.

*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.