NOW, LETS SEE IF THE WEATHERMAN IS RIGHT. IF SO, IT COULD BE A WILD DAY TOMORROW! Bring on the rain and stay safe!!!! Severe Weather Alert for Monterey County, CA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monterey Flash Flood Watch Issued at: 1:08 PM PST on February 27, 2014, expires at: 4:00 AM PST on March 01, 2014 ...Flash Flood Watch remains in effect from midnight PST tonight through late Friday night... The Flash Flood Watch continues for * a portion of California...including the following area...Santa Lucia mountains and Los Padres National Forest. * From midnight PST tonight through late Friday night * a second surge of moisture is set to reach the greater Monterey Bay area late Thursday evening... bringing upwards of 8 inches to higher elevation areas in the Santa Lucia mountains over a 24 to 36 hour period. Total rainfall and rainfall rates may be high enough to engender flash flooding in small creeks and debris flows in saturated... steeper terrain. * Of particular concern is the Pfeiffer fire burn scar and Sycamore Canyon and other local drainages within the burn scar perimeter. Excessive rainfall may have a higher likelihood of producing debris flows and slides in this area. Mid-morning Thursday a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred south of the Pfeiffer area on the San Simeon fault offshore. The San Simeon system shares lineaments with the San Gregorio system just offshore and immediately west of the burn scar. Any further seismic adjustment of significant magnitude that occurs local to the Pfeiffer burn scar during the course of forecast precipitation may be sufficient to accentuate debris flow potential. Extra caution and preparedness is urged in light of this... as well as the antecedent conditions from the rainfall that has already fallen. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding and or localized debris flows and slope instability. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued. Flash Flood Watch, High Surf Advisory Issued at: 1:08 PM PST on February 27, 2014, expires at: 3:00 PM PST on March 01, 2014 ...Flash Flood Watch in effect from midnight PST tonight through late Friday night... The National Weather Service San Francisco Bay area has expanded the * Flash Flood Watch to include a portion of California... including the following area...southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur coast. * From midnight PST tonight through late Friday night * a second surge of moisture is set to reach the greater Monterey Bay area late Thursday evening... bringing upwards of 8 inches to higher elevation areas in the Santa Lucia mountains over a 24 to 36 hour period. Total rainfall and rainfall rates may be high enough to engender flash flooding in small creeks and debris flows in saturated... steeper terrain. * Of particular concern is the Pfeiffer fire burn scar and Sycamore Canyon and other local drainages within the burn scar perimeter. Excessive rainfall may have a higher likelihood of producing debris flows and slides in this area. Mid-morning Thursday a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred south of the Pfeiffer area on the San Simeon fault offshore. The San Simeon system shares lineaments with the San Gregorio system just offshore and immediately west of the burn scar. Any further seismic adjustment of significant magnitude that occurs local to the Pfeiffer burn scar during the course of forecast precipitation may be sufficient to accentuate debris flow potential. Extra caution and preparedness is urged in light of this... as well as the antecedent conditions from the rainfall that has already fallen. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding and or localized debris flows and slope instability. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued. 1211 PM PST Thu Feb 27 2014 ...High surf advisory in effect from 8 PM Friday to 3 PM PST Saturday... The National Weather Service in the San Francisco Bay area has issued a high surf advisory...which is in effect from 8 PM Friday to 3 PM PST Saturday. * Waves and surf...westerly swells between 14 and 16 feet with a period of around 14 seconds. Local breakers up to 20 feet possible. Highest swells will be south of Point Pinos. * Timing...Friday evening into Saturday afternoon. * Impacts...higher than normal surf especially along west and southwesterly facing beaches. In addition...there will be a heightened risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in the advisory area...producing rip currents and localized beach erosion. Wind Advisory Issued at: 11:58 am PST on February 27, 2014, expires at: 10:00 AM PST on February 28, 2014 ...Wind Advisory in effect from 10 PM this evening to 10 am PST Friday... The National Weather Service in the San Francisco Bay area has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 10 PM this evening to 10 am PST Friday. The high wind watch is no longer in effect. * Timing: from 10 PM tonight through 10 am Friday morning. * Winds: south winds between 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Occasional gusts to 55 mph will be possible...especially right along the coast. * Impacts: strong winds in combination with already saturated grounds will likely topple trees and power lines. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:03:08 +0000
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