Overview
- Rainfall has varied sharply, with the Santa Cruz Mountains nearing five inches, about three inches in Santa Cruz, roughly an inch on the Monterey Peninsula, and around 1.5 inches in Big Sur.
- Valley locations such as Gilroy and Hollister have seen little so far due to rain shadowing, with totals expected to trend toward a quarter inch by the end of the event.
- A wind advisory covered much of San Luis Obispo County and parts of Santa Barbara County from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, calling for 20–30 mph winds and gusts up to 45–50 mph.
- A high surf advisory for San Luis Obispo and Ventura county beaches calls for 10–15 foot breakers and dangerous rip currents from early Friday into Saturday afternoon.
- After a first band Thursday into Friday morning and a brief lull Friday afternoon, the low is forecast to loop back with more rain through the weekend, with localized roadway flooding and burn-scar runoff possible and isolated thunderstorms noted.