More Heavy Rain and Severe Thunderstorms Forecast for Central U.S. Wednesday Night into Thursday

Parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri which saw 3+ inches of rain to begin this week are forecast to see potentially another inch or more Wednesday night as another front sets up over the area. Along with the heavy rain, severe thunderstorms will again be possible with large hail the main threat. Severe thunderstorms will then take aim on parts of the Southern Plains and Northeast Thursday.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until May 22, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SSE Oakland CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight

WNW 14kt
< 1ft
Wednesday

W 10kt
< 1ft
Wednesday
Night
W 10kt
< 1ft
Thursday

SW 8kt
< 1ft
Thursday
Night
WSW 6kt
< 1ft
Friday

SW 12kt
< 1ft
Friday
Night
SW 11kt
< 1ft
Saturday

SW 10kt
< 1ft
Saturday
Night
WSW 9kt
< 1ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 2:33 pm PDT May 21, 2019
Forecast Valid: 6pm PDT May 21, 2019-6pm PDT May 28, 2019

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Synopsis: PZZ500-221030- 246 PM PDT Tue May 21 2019 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Rapidly building northwest swell will arrive this evening and overnight with seas in excess of 15 feet along with larger near shore breaking waves. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible overnight as one last system drops down the coast. Behind this boundary strong and gusty northerly winds will develop with gale warnings now posted for Wednesday across much of the outer waters along with the near shore waters from Point Arena to Point Reyes. Gale force winds and large nw swell will create hazardous conditions through midweek with moderate wind and seas persisting through the end of the week. A cool upper trough will keep unsettled weather over the region into the holiday weekend. $$

Tonight

WNW wind 10 to 14 kt. A slight chance of rain between 9pm and 11pm. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday

NNW wind 6 to 10 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Wednesday Night

W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Cloudy during the early evening, then clearing. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Thursday Night

WSW wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt. Partly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday

SW wind 7 to 12 kt. Sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Friday Night

SW wind 5 to 11 kt. Mostly clear. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday

SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

Saturday Night

WSW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly cloudy. . Wind waves 1 ft or less.

*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.