let's get to abc 7 news meteorologist sandy patel with what's happening now. we've got a little peek of sun but mostly gray. >> yeah, it's been mostly gray. spotty showers and drizzle out there. i'll take you where we are seeing wet roadways, right around patterson pass. you will notice right around flynn drive, also flynn road. just very spotty, very light. i would hang on to the umbrellas because you're going to run into wet roadways. as you step out of your car, you'll need them. wider perspective, the moist flow continuing and that's keeping the showers and drizzle around. very spotty in nature like i said. but this system is really kicking up the surf. high surf advisory. 13 foot waves now. the northwest swell 12 to 14. breakers 16 to 22 feet possible. and that means rip current risk is high. i'll be back with hour by hour timeline of the next round of rain. >> thank you so much. of course all this rain is adding up. take a look at the maps from the u.s. drought monitor. on the left showing the state last week, 85% abnormally dry. on this right, this week

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. >> let's get to sandy patel with the latest. >> yeah, let's take a look at the live doppler 7.are stacked up, rain is coming. want to show you the temperatures in the 50s, 60s. here's a live look from the explore tore yum camera. you can see a beautiful view of the clouds overhead. temperatures 40s, 50s for your morning commute. afternoon hours, this is when the commute gets rough. so, in the north bay, rain will begin in the afternoon hours and then spread by evening. it is going to be wet and it is going to be windy. it's a level two storm, moderate strength storm for tomorrow afternoon/evening going into saturday. rain will be heavy at times. expect the strong gusty winds and there is a chance of thunderstorms. hour by hour forecast tomorrow morning, close to 30-miles-per-hour at 10:00. notice the winds increase at 3:00 along the coastline close to 40-miles-per-hour. by 9:00 p.m. you're nearing 50-miles-per-hour in half moon bay. so, strong winds could cause damage like toppling trees, taking down powerlines, so be aware of that. 6:00 a.m., still gusty on saturday, but not a

meteorologist sandy patel with what's happening now. >>> we still have showers on live doppler 7. they're very light for the most part but in some places pockets of moderate showers. right now across highway 9 and 17. it is wet. lighter showers on the peninsula and mountain view, tasman drive. also some very light returns. this system is now starting to make its push into the southern portion of the state dropping a lot of rain in southern california. scattered showers, little to no accumulation expected with light winds. there is a level 2 storm coming on friday. i'll be back with a closer look at that coming up. >>> dozens of residents are voicing their frustration after falling victim to credit card fraud after shopping in their neighborhood. abc 7 news community journalist dustin dorsey is live in san jose. how much money are we talking about here? >> reporter: it may be the holiday season but is the time of year for credit card fraudsters. dozens are looking for answers after being hit with hundreds of dollars in unauthorized charges. for some people in south san jose last-mi

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