Snow in the Rockies and High Plains

A surge of cold air will bring rapidly falling temperatures and snow to spread across the Rockies, Plains and Middle Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes over the next couple of days. Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to bring a threat of flash and urban flooding, hail, and strong/gusty winds to the Florida peninsula into midweek.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until April 20, 09:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

11NM SE Point Arena CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

NW 16kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday

NW 19kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Monday
Night
NW 20kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday

NW 21kt
2ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tuesday
Night
NW 18kt
2-3ft
Wednesday

WNW 18kt
3ft
Wednesday
Night
NNW 17kt
3-4ft
Thursday

NW 10kt
3-4ft
Thursday
Night
NNW 12kt
2-4ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:02 pm PDT Apr 18, 2021
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT Apr 19, 2021-6pm PDT Apr 25, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-191630- 849 PM PDT Sun Apr 18 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds gradually increasing this evening. Winds picking up further on Monday as a disturbance moves down from the Pacific Northwest into northern California. Near gale force gusts may be possible over the northern waters by Tuesday morning. Elevated winds will persist through mid week. These winds will produce steep wind waves creating hazardous seas conditions, particularly for smaller vessels. Moderate northwest swell through the period along with a lighter longer period southerly swell. $$

Overnight

NW wind around 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

NW wind 15 to 19 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 1 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday Night

NW wind 16 to 20 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 10 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

NW wind 19 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

NW wind 13 to 18 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WNW 2 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Wednesday

WNW wind 12 to 18 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Wednesday Night

NNW wind 8 to 17 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft.

Thursday

NW wind 6 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 3 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Thursday Night

NNW wind around 12 kt. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...W 4 ft and S 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

*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.