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The National Weather Service has issued a warning for Thursday where they expect widespread rain and gusty winds. The rain is expected to hit Thursday morning and will be heavy at times with a 1/2 inch to an inch of rain to fall.
Here is the alert:
...A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM REMAINS ON TRACK TO BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO OUR AREA ON THURSDAY... A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE AREA BEGINNING TONIGHT IN THE NORTH BAY AREA SPREADING SOUTH IN TO THE MONTEREY AREA ON THURSDAY. MODERATE RAINFALL...WHICH COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH URBAN FLOODING AND PONDING ON THE ROADWAYS POSSIBLE. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY WITH RAINFALL. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH BAY WITH GENERALLY 1/2 TO 1 INCH AROUND SAN FRANCISCO BAY PLUS DOWN TO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY AND THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE. FOR THE REST OF OUR AREA, LESS THAN 1/2 INCH OF RAINFALL IS FORECAST. IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN...GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH MANY LOCATIONS SEEING SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. ONE MORE HAZARD TO BE AWARE OF IS EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE WAVES GENERATED BY THIS STORM SYSTEM...WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COAST THURSDAY EVENING. THESE EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE WAVES WILL BE A HAZARD TO MARINERS AND BEACH GOERS ALIKE WITH A HIGH RISK OF BEACH VISITORS BEING WASHED OFF OF THE BEACH BY A SNEAKER WAVE. THESE LARGE WAVES COMBINED WITH THE STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AND HIGH TIDE OF AROUND SIX AND A HALF FEET WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN AREAS SUCH AS MILL VALLEY...SAUSALITO...RIO DEL MAR NEAR THE APTOS RIVER AND ALSO THE PAJARO DUNES AREA. CONFIDENCE REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH FOR THE TIMING ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED RAINFALL FORECAST. PERSONS WITH ANY TRAVEL PLANS -- INCLUDING COMMUTERS -- ON THURSDAY SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO CHECK STORM DRAINS AND GUTTERS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEARED OUT BEFORE THE RAIN ARRIVES.