More Snow for the North Central U.S.; Critical Fire Weather Conditions Across the West

Low pressure will bring locally heavy snowfall from the Northern Rockies into the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota through Thursday with well below normal temperatures. Farther east, showers and thunderstorms are expected from the Midwest into the Central Plains. Meanwhile, critical fire weather conditions will prevail in California, the Great Basin, and Southern High Plains.
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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

16NM NNW Oakland CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Tonight

S 10kt
Thursday

S 6kt
Thursday
Night
NW 9kt
Friday

S 13kt
Friday
Night
S 12kt
Saturday

S 17kt
Saturday
Night
S 18kt
Sunday

NW 7kt
Sunday
Night
N 11kt

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:03 pm PDT Oct 21, 2020
Forecast Valid: 5pm PDT Oct 21, 2020-6pm PDT Oct 28, 2020

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-221015- 231 PM PDT Wed Oct 21 2020 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong gale force winds with occasional storm force gusts possible over the northern coastal waters through late week. This will result in hazardous steep waves. Mixed seas will persist with a moderate northwest swell and longer period southerly swell. $$

Tonight

S wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear.

Thursday

S wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the morning. Sunny.

Thursday Night

NW wind 5 to 9 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Mostly clear.

Friday

S wind 5 to 13 kt. Sunny.

Friday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 7 to 12 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy.

Saturday

S wind 6 to 11 kt increasing to 12 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.

Saturday Night

S wind 13 to 18 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming NW 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny.

Sunday Night

WNW wind 9 to 11 kt becoming N after midnight. 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.