Rain to soak Bay Area through the weekend; high surf advisory re-issued

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Forecasters warned that after a break from a series of storms on Christmas Day, rain will return to the Bay Area beginning late on Christmas night and continuing throughout the weekend.

Following overnight lows in the mid-30s in some of the more sheltered inland locations and mid-to-upper-40s in the coast and bayshore areas, Wednesday morning started with some heavy fog and cold temperatures throughout the region.

Temperatures improved Wednesday morning, leading to the cancellation of a frost alert for parts of Sonoma, Monterey, and San Benito counties. On Wednesday, daytime highs in the Bay Area were predicted to be in the low to mid-50s along the bay and in the mid to high 50s inland and along the coast. The majority of overnight lows will be in the 40s.

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New high surf advisory for Northern California coast

Following catastrophic high surf and destructive waves earlier this week, conditions along the coast continued to be concerning. From 10 a.m. Thursday until 4 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service issued another high surf advisory, warning novice swimmers to avoid the sea and wave watchers to maintain a safe distance.

The Weather Services stated in their forecast discussion for the San Francisco Bay Area that “the coast is still dangerous, even though these waves are smaller than the monsters we got on Monday.” “Let’s get through this weekend without another ocean fatality.”

Large breaking waves of 20 to 30 feet are the subject of a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM on Thursday through 4 PM on Sunday. It is advised that novice swimmers stay out of the sea because of the potentially fatal surf conditions.7Qc0ntd7Z6 pic.twitter.com7

Three deaths on the Santa Cruz and Monterey counties’ coastlines seemed to have been caused by the coastal conditions earlier this week. On Monday, a section of the Santa Cruz Wharf was also wrecked by the heavy surf.

Bay Area rain forecast through the weekend

In Forestville, Sonoma County, where there was mild flooding Wednesday morning, the Weather Service issued a persistent flood alert for sections along Green Valley Creek at Martinelli Road and Mark West Creek. As a fresh round of storms moved in later Wednesday evening, partly overcast skies were predicted to move in throughout the day across the Bay Area.

The North Bay is expected to get the majority of the rain, which will enhance the likelihood of minor flooding and small landslides due to the prolonged rainfall on the already saturated soils. According to the Weather Service’s current estimate, the North Bay may have between one and three inches of rain by the weekend, with higher elevations perhaps seeing up to five inches.

According to the Weather Service, coastal ranges and the San Francisco-Oakland-Richmond region will get more constant rainfall, while the remainder of the Bay Area will experience the most significant rain from Thursday night into Friday. It was predicted that the Santa Cruz Mountains would receive 1 to 2 inches of rain, the Bay Area would receive 0.5 to 1.5 inches, and the Monterey Bay region would receive 0.25 to 0.75 inches.

According to forecasts, there may be a break in the storm series early next week. For the first week of the new year, longer-term forecasts indicate a slight bias toward above-average temperatures and below-average rainfall.

Carlos E. Casta eda works at CBS Bay Area as a senior news and social media editor.

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