Excessive Heat in the Interior West; Monsoon Conditions in the Southwest

Dangerous heat is expected to be in place across portions of California, especially the Central Valley, and across the Interior Northwest into Friday. Heat Advisories will also be in place across the southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Monsoonal showers and thunderstorms may result in flash flooding and debris flows from the Four Corners region and Southwest through Friday.
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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

5NM WSW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Overnight

SW 6kt
3ft
Tuesday

SW 8kt
3ft
Tuesday
Night
SW 8kt
3ft
Wednesday

WSW 10kt
2-3ft
Wednesday
Night
WSW 11kt
2ft
Thursday

W 11kt
2ft
Thursday
Night
W 12kt
3ft
Friday

W 11kt
3ft
Friday
Night
W 12kt
3ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 1:23 am PDT Aug 16, 2022
Forecast Valid: 4am PDT Aug 16, 2022-6pm PDT Aug 22, 2022

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Detailed Forecast

Synopsis: PZZ500-162245- 256 AM PDT Tue Aug 16 2022 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... Strong northwesterly winds and possible gale- force gusts continue in the northern out waters this morning, while more moderate winds are experienced in the near-shore waters. Steep, hazardous short period seas also continue but diminish through the day. Lighter winds are forecast Wednesday but will then strengthen again by Friday. Light southwest swell from 14 to 16 seconds continues through the week. $$

Overnight

SW wind around 6 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSW swell 1 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday

SW wind 5 to 8 kt. Partly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft at 13 seconds becoming SSE. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Tuesday Night

SW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSW swell 1 ft at 13 seconds becoming SSE. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Wednesday

WSW wind 8 to 10 kt. Partly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

Wednesday Night

WSW wind 8 to 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSE swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday

W wind 7 to 11 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSE swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind 10 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSW swell 1 ft becoming SSE. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday

W wind 7 to 11 kt. Partly sunny. SSE swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 3 ft.

Friday Night

W wind 9 to 12 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSE swell 1 ft. Wind waves 2 to 3 ft.

.....SAN FRANCISCO BAR/FOURFATHOM BANK FORECAST..... IN THE DEEP WATER CHANNEL...Northwest seas of 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds. ACROSS THE BAR...Northwest seas of 4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds. Maximum ebb current of 2.5 kt at 08:31 AM Tuesday and 2.8 kt at 08:49 PM Tuesday.

*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.