It was pretty windy last night as the western part of the stalled low pressure system is finally getting kicked east by an upper-level low coming in from British Colombia.

Around 9:00 a line of thunderstorms was picked up on the KMUX radar.

Here’s the special marine statement from the NWS:

bq.. WHUS56 KMTR 271732
SMWMTR
PZZ565-271815-
/O.NEW.KMTR.MA.W.0005.080127T1730Z-080127T1815Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
930 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR…
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS CALIFORNIA
OUT TO 20 NM OVER PACIFIC WATERS…

* UNTIL 1015 AM PST

* AT 924 AM PST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM…PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER OVER
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT PINOS TO POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS CALIFORNIA
OUT TO 20 NM…OR ABOUT 22 NM SOUTH OF
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA…MOVING NORTH AT 20 KNOTS. IN ADDITION…THIS
STORM MAY PRODUCE HAIL UP TO AN INCH IN DIAMETER.

* THE STORM IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR MONTEREY BAY BY 1000 AM PST.

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS…HIGH WAVES…DANGEROUS LIGHTNING…
AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY…UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.

LAT…LON 3653 12207 3661 12202 3658 12198 3652 12197
3643 12193 3630 12191 3610 12198 3616 12219
TIME…MOT…LOC 1730Z 198DEG 22KT 3623 12204