Excessive Heat in Southern California; Tropical Storm Ian Expected to Rapidly Intensify

Excessive heat is possible through Wednesday over southern California. Strong thunderstorms may pose some risk for severe weather across parts of the upper Ohio Valley into the northern Mid Atlantic coast. Tropical Storm Ian is forecast to approach the Florida peninsula at major hurricane strength by midweek, and poses a risk of dangerous storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rainfall.
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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

2NM SE Santa Cruz CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

Light Wind
2ft
Sunday

W 16kt
2ft
Sunday
Night
E 10kt
2ft
Monday

W 15kt
2ft
Monday
Night
E 6kt
2ft
Tuesday

W 13kt
2ft
Tuesday
Night
W 9kt
2ft
Wednesday

NNW 10kt
2ft
Wednesday
Night
NW 11kt
2-3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 12:46 pm PDT Sep 24, 2022
Forecast Valid: 1am PDT Sep 25, 2022-6pm PDT Oct 1, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-251615- 829 PM PDT Sat Sep 24 2022 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Winds light to moderate through the weekend, aside from locally stronger breezes near the immediate coast in the late afternoons and evenings. Light, long period southerly swell has arrived and will persist through next week, with a mid-period northwest swell arriving Sunday. $$

Overnight

Variable winds 5 kt or less. Areas of dense fog. . Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 11 to 16 kt in the morning. Areas of dense fog before 8am. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 14 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Sunday Night

E wind 5 to 10 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the evening. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft at 12 seconds and SSW 1 ft at 14 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Monday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft.

Monday Night

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming E around 6 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming W 8 to 13 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

W wind 6 to 9 kt becoming NNW in the evening. Mostly clear. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday

NNW wind 5 to 10 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...WSW 1 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Wednesday Night

NW wind 6 to 11 kt. Partly cloudy. Mixed swell...WSW 2 ft and SSW 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

*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.