Central U.S. Severe Storms and Heavy Rain; Western Fire Weather Threats

A strong system will produce a swath of impacts. Severe storms with large hail, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes will be possible in the south and central Plains. Heavy rain could cause flash flooding in the Mid Mississippi Valley. Mountain snow will develop in the Rockies. Critical fire weather threats are expected across northern California and the Southwest.
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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

4NM NW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

NNW 10kt
Saturday

NNW 14kt
Saturday
Night
WNW 14kt
Sunday

W 17kt
Sunday
Night
WNW 16kt
Monday

NW 15kt
Monday
Night
W 16kt
Tuesday

WSW 10kt
Tuesday
Night
SW 12kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:23 pm PDT May 7, 2021
Forecast Valid: 12am PDT May 8, 2021-6pm PDT May 14, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-081615- 832 PM PDT Fri May 7 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Northwest winds continue to produce strong wind gusts across the waters. There will be a brief period on early Saturday where the winds taper off, but then restrengthen later Saturday and remain elevated through the weekend. Winds out over the outer waters can expect to see gale force gusts into Saturday night. Seas will be dominated by these wind driven waves though a very small northwest swell will also exist through the coming days. $$

Overnight

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Mostly clear.

Saturday

NNW wind 8 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. Sunny.

Saturday Night

WNW wind 7 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly clear.

Sunday

W wind 8 to 17 kt. Sunny.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 6 to 16 kt. Clear.

Monday

NW wind 8 to 15 kt. Sunny.

Monday Night

W wind 11 to 16 kt decreasing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Clear.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming WSW 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Sunny.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 5 to 12 kt. Mostly clear.

*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.