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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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until August 16, 09:00 PM PDT

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San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey, CA Local Forecast Office

43NM NW San Francisco CA

Marine Point Forecast

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Today

WNW 13kt
6-8ft

Small Craft Advisory
Tonight

WNW 12kt
6ft

Small Craft Advisory
Wednesday

SSW 6kt
5ft
Wednesday
Night
WNW 8kt
4ft
Thursday

WNW 12kt
4ft
Thursday
Night
NW 20kt
6ft
Friday

NW 20kt
6-7ft
Friday
Night
NW 16kt
6ft
Saturday

NW 10kt
5ft

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 4:03 am PDT Aug 16, 2022
Forecast Valid: 6am 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. $$

Today

WNW wind 9 to 13 kt. Sunny. SSW swell 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 6 to 8 ft.

Tonight

WNW wind 7 to 12 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. SSW swell 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Wednesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW around 6 kt in the morning. Partly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft at 13 seconds. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

WNW wind around 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind 6 to 12 kt. Partly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 4 ft.

Thursday Night

NW wind 17 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. S swell 1 ft. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft.

Friday

NW wind 10 to 20 kt. Mostly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft.

Friday Night

NW wind 12 to 16 kt. Partly cloudy. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves around 6 ft.

Saturday

NW wind 8 to 10 kt. Mostly sunny. SSW swell 1 ft. Wind waves 4 to 5 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.