Issued by The National Weather ServiceSan Francisco/Monterey, CA6:50 am PST, Sun., Feb. 15, 2009... HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.More Information... STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO IMPACT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE AS WELL AS THE MONTEREY BAY AREA TODAY....A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE COAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS MORNING... BUT WILL STALL IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY AREAS. WINDS HAVE DECREASED NORTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE... BUT REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ELSEWHERE. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER NOON IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SOUTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE... BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND MONTEREY AREAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT.
Issued by The National Weather ServiceSan Francisco/Monterey, CA3:18 pm PST, Sat., Feb. 14, 2009... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MID-MORNING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST AND BIG SUR COAST.* FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MID-MORNING* AS THE STORM PASSES THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... RAINFALL RATES AND ACCUMULATIONS OF RAINFALL OVER TIME ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED USGS THRESHOLDS FOR PRODUCING MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS... ANY ADDITIONAL MODERATE OR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OR DEBRIS FLOW PROBLEMS.* FLASH FLOODING AND/OR DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A PARTICULAR THREAT IN AND BELOW THE MONTEREY COUNTY BURN AREAS... INCLUDING BIG SUR VILLAGE.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS CAN HAPPEN QUICKLY WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE. RESIDENTS IN OR BELOW THE MONTERERY COUNTY BURN AREAS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS. EVACUATONS SHOULD BEGIN IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS IF HEAVY FLOWS OF WATER OR MUD ARE OBSERVED.MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.More Information..A FLOOD WATCH FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS FOR PORTIONS OF MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING THE BURN AREAS... STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA STARTING TONIGHT IN THE NORTH BAY AND SPREADING SOUTHWARD SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE MONTEREY BAY REGION SOUTHWARD ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3-5 INCHES.