Hi Dan,

Weather-wise it looks like your best bet is probably Saturday morning. There may be some south winds as the storm is coming in later Saturday.

NEXT AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE LAST IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL

 BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA SATURDAY WITH RAIN MOVING INTO THE NORTH

 BAY BEFORE NOON ON SATURDAY AND SLOWLY SPREADING SOUTH DURING THE

 DAY.  RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF FOR MOST OF THE DAY FROM SAN JOSE SOUTH

 BUT TIMING OF THESE SYSTEMS ARE TRICKY.  LOOKS LIKE HEAVIEST PERIOD

 OF RAIN FOR THE BAY AREA AND POINTS SOUTH WILL BE SATURDAY NIGHT.

 QPF AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE IN THE 2 INCH RANGE IN THE COASTAL MTNS OF

 SONOMA COUNTY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE HILLS ABOVE NAPA.  AMOUNTS

 WILL DIMINISH FURTHER SOUTH WITH A THIRD TO HALF INCH IN THE BAY

 AREA...1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE SANTA CRUZ MTNS AND QUARTER TO HALF INCH

 AROUND MONTEREY BAY. THE SANTA LUCIAS SHOULD SEE ABOUT 1 TO 1.5

 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING.  SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY

 SUNDAY MOST AREAS BUT DIMINISH RAPIDLY BY EVENING.  WINDS WILL BE

 GUSTY JUST AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15

 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SUNDAY

 NW WINDS AS STRONG AS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS NW FLOW ALOFT

 STRENGTHENS AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH BECOMES

 ESTABLISHED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT SUNDAY WITH CLEARING

 SKIES.

Ric