Pacific Hurricane Sunday?

A very strong storm system will impact the California coast on Sunday bringing damaging winds, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall to the area.

As if tornado warnings were not enough for the bay area on Friday, a more powerful storm is heading that way. (Tornado forecast article)

TheWeatherSpace.com Senior Meteorologist Kevin Martin is calling this a 'Pacific Hurricane' due to how it will look and act.

"While not officially a hurricane, this storm system will have a true eye on satellite images that we will catch on Sunday," said Martin. "This very powerful surface low type 'bomb' system will bring damaging winds along the California coast from the San Francisco Bay area south to Vandenberg Air Force Base, a stretch of over 200 miles."

Martin sees gusts in excess of 60 mph but warns some coastal zones will see wind gusts over 70 mph or even higher on Sunday.

According to Martin, this powerful storm system will be what will push a frontal zone through Southern California on Sunday and Sunday night. The Southern California Weather Authority (a private site he runs) has issued numerous products for the area out ahead of the storm.