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Flood Watch 1, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA

February 16, 2017Monterey County, San Benito County, California

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this flood watch at Feb 16, 2017, 4:53 PM PST for Monterey County, San Benito County, California. It took effect at Feb 17, 2017, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2017, 4:53 PM PST (00:53 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2017, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 18, 2017, 8:28 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Flood severity
None

Counties Monterey County, CA, San Benito County, CA

The radar

The San Francisco radar (KMUX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 16, 4:21 PM PST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 4:21 PM PST, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 5:04 AM PST, 11 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
504 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2017

CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-170515-
San Francisco-
Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
North Bay Interior Valleys-North Bay Mountains-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
East Bay Interior Valleys-East Bay Hills and the Diablo Range-
Santa Cruz Mountains-Santa Clara Valley Including San Jose-
Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County
Including Pinnacles National Park-
Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley-
Northern Monterey Bay-Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
504 AM PST Thu Feb 16 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Northern
California.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rain and gusty south winds early this morning will quickly turn to
showers. In addition there is a high surf advisory in effect along
the coast until 9 pm tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

The next system arrives Friday with rain spreading from south to
north across the central coast and Bay Area. This will adversely
impact the afternoon commute. In addition to the rain expect some
southerly wind gusts to 35 mph. Showers will linger into Saturday
morning then mainly dry Saturday afternoon through Sunday
afternoon. Next warm front arrives by Sunday night with more
steady rain into Monday before a cold front brings some heavier
rain and wind by Monday afternoon. More rain possible Tuesday with
another system before turning to showers Wednesday.

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 8:59 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarMTR5 days
Feb 16, 10:21 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningMTRMonterey, San Benito16 hr
Feb 17, 2:02 PM PSTWind AdvisoryMTRMarin, Napa, City and County of San Francisco, Sonoma3 hr
Feb 17, 2:22 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisoryMTR4 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in California, 2017Every flood watch in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.