Active Western Storms; Quiet in the East

A cold weather system will produce heavy mountain snow and gusty winds across the Intermountain West and central Rockies. Windy conditions associated with this storm will produce critical fire weather threats for parts of the central High Plains and elevated threats into the south Plains. An approaching storm may produce showers with areas of heavy mountain snow on the West Coast.
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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Gale Warning in effect from October 19, 03:00 PM PDT until October 20, 03:00 AM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

27NM W San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Late
Afternoon
SSE 15kt
5ft

Gale Warning
Tonight

SSE 26kt
9ft

Gale Warning
Wednesday

SSE 19kt
12ft
Wednesday
Night
SSE 17kt
10ft
Thursday

S 18kt
8-9ft
Thursday
Night
S 22kt
7-8ft
Friday

WSW 7kt
10-12ft
Friday
Night
WNW 10kt
12ft
Saturday

S 14kt
10-12ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 3:01 pm PDT Oct 19, 2021
Forecast Valid: 4pm PDT Oct 19, 2021-6pm PDT Oct 26, 2021

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Detailed Forecast

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

Synopsis: PZZ500-201015- 243 PM PDT Tue Oct 19 2021 .Synopsis for the Central California Coast and Bays Including the Monterey Bay...Greater Farallones...and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries... An approaching cold front will move across the waters between this evening and tomorrow morning. Winds have become southerly and are gradually strengthening across the waters. Latest guidance suggests gale force gusts are likely ahead of the front this evening through the overnight period for the northern waters and into the northern San Francisco Bay. These strongest winds are anticipated just ahead of the front late this evening through the overnight period. Steep to very steep wind waves of 8 to 12 feet are possible with these strongest winds and are hazardous for small craft vessels. Winds will gradually diminish on Wednesday, but remain southerly as yet another wet system approaches. Otherwise, a moderate northwest to west swell will persist in the waters through the week. $$

Late Afternoon

SSE wind around 15 kt, with gusts as high as 25 kt. A chance of rain after 5pm. WNW swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Tonight

SSE wind 16 to 26 kt, with gusts as high as 40 kt. Rain, mainly after 8pm. WNW swell 4 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 3 ft building to 9 ft.

Wednesday

SSE wind 13 to 19 kt, with gusts as high as 26 kt. Rain likely. W swell 8 ft at 12 seconds. Wind waves 10 ft subsiding to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

SSE wind 14 to 17 kt. Rain. WNW swell 9 ft. Wind waves 3 to 5 ft.

Thursday

S wind 15 to 18 kt. Rain. WNW swell 8 to 9 ft. Wind waves around 2 ft.

Thursday Night

S wind 14 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Rain. WNW swell 7 ft. Wind waves 2 ft building to 5 ft.

Friday

WSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt in the afternoon. Rain, mainly before 11am. WNW swell 12 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night

WNW wind 6 to 10 kt. Cloudy. WNW swell 12 ft. Wind waves around 1 ft.

Saturday

W wind 7 to 14 kt becoming S in the afternoon. A chance of rain. WNW swell 10 to 12 ft. Wind waves 1 to 2 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.