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The National Weather Service doubled the projected rainfall totals for a storm poised to sweep the San Francisco Bay Area Friday night into Saturday.

In the original forecast, the agency predicted locations across the region would generally pick up 0.1 to 0.5 inch of rain. In the latest forecast, the weather service forecasts most areas will record 0.2 to 1 inch.

Roger Gass, a forecaster with the weather service, said on Thursday morning that the weather models have been in disagreement around the forecast for this storm, but they were finally coming into agreement Thursday, leading meteorologists to make adjustments and nail down details.

“The confidence level in the forecast is going up,” he said.

The storm will likely be dropping down from the Gulf of Alaska and then swooping inland over southern Oregon and Northern California. He said the storm is nothing out of the ordinary and it’s not uncommon for the Bay Area to get some rain in May.

The first chance for rain falls in the Bay Area on Friday night in the North Bay. “The chance for rain then moves through the heart of the Bay Area on Saturday morning and then begins to taper off down to the south by end of Saturday,” Gass said. “Sunday is expected to be dry.”

Cooler temperatures may be a more noticeable impact from this storm than the rain. Overnight lows on Saturday and Sunday are forecast to drop into the 30s and 40s in many locations, while daytime highs will likely struggle to get out of the upper 50s. Daytime highs will be 5 to 15 degrees below normal, according to the weather service.

“San Francisco and Oakland downtown, possibly including a few other locations, may be nearing record lows Sunday and Monday mornings,” the agency said.

“If your weekend plans include overnight camping, hiking etc. expect 30s as low as 2500 feet, colder at higher elevations,” the weather service warned.

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The 2024 NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the Knicks and Pacers both advanced to the second round on Thursday night. The Knicks finished off their wild series with the 76ers, winning Game 6 in Philly by three points to move on to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the second year in a row. The Pacers, meanwhile, ousted the Bucks on Thursday night, winning Game 6 at home for a 4-2 series win. The Bucks did not have Giannis Antetokounmpo for any of their brief playoff run, as their two-time MVP was sidelined with a calf injury.

The Knicks and Pacers will square off in the second round, and just 10 teams remain in the postseason bracket. The Celtics became the first East team to punch their ticket to the second round on Wednesday night. The Celtics eliminated the Heat, blowing out Miami in Game 5 for a 4-1 series victory. The top-seeded Celtics will face either the Cavaliers or Magic in the next round.

The Timberwolves, Nuggets and Thunder are all moving on in the West. Minnesota and Oklahoma City swept the Suns and Pelicans, respectively, while Denver took out the Lakers in five games.

Game 6 in both the Cavaliers vs. Magic and Mavericks vs. Clippers series is set for Friday night as Cleveland and Dallas have the chance to move on.

Here's a look at the upcoming schedule, as well as all the playoff scores. All games airing on ABC, ESPN and NBA TV are streaming on fubo (try for free).

Thursday's playoff games

Below is a look at the complete playoff bracket.

2024 NBA playoff bracket

Upcoming NBA playoffs schedule

Friday, May 3Game 6: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 7 p.m., ESPN/fuboGame 6: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Saturday, May 4Game 1: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, 7 p.m., TNT

Sunday, May 5Game 7*: Cavaliers vs. Magic, TBDGame 7*: Clippers vs. Mavericks, TBD

Monday, May 6Game 1: Knicks vs. Pacers, 7:30 p.m., TNTGame 2: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, 10 p.m., TNT

Tuesday, May 7Game 1: Thunder vs. Clippers/Mavericks, TBD

Wednesday, May 8Game 2: Knicks vs. Pacers, 8 p.m., TNT

Thursday, May 9Game 2: Thunder vs. Clippers/Mavericks, TBD, ESPN/fubo

Friday, May 10Game 3: Pacers vs. Knicks, 7 p.m., ESPN/fuboGame 3: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Saturday, May 11Game 3: Clippers/Mavericks vs. Thunder, 3:30, ABC/fubo

Sunday, May 12Game 4: Pacers vs. Knicks, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fuboGame 4: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, 8 p.m., TNT

Monday, May 13Game 4: Clippers/Mavericks vs. Thunder, TBD, TNT

Tuesday, May 14Game 5*: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, TBD

Thursday, May 16Game 6*: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, TBD

Sunday, May 19Game 7*: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, TBD

NBA playoffs: First-round scores

Celtics vs. HeatGame 1: Celtics 114, Heat 94Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 101Game 3: Celtics 104, Heat 84Game 4: Celtics 102, Heat 88Game 5: Celtics 118, Heat 84(Boston wins series 4-1)

Knicks vs. 76ersGame 1: Knicks 111, 76ers 104Game 2: Knicks 104, 76ers 101Game 3: 76ers 125, Knicks 114Game 4: Knicks 97, 76ers 92Game 5: 76ers 112, Knicks 106 (OT)Game 6: Knicks 118, 76ers 115(Knicks win series 4-2)

Bucks vs. PacersGame 1: Bucks 109, Pacers 94Game 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 108Game 3: Pacers 121, Bucks 118 (OT)Game 4: Pacers 126, Bucks 113Game 5: Bucks 115, Pacers 92Game 6: Pacers 120, Bucks 98(Indiana wins series 4-2)

Cavaliers vs. MagicGame 1: Cavaliers 97, Magic 83Game 2: Cavaliers 96, Magic 86Game 3: Magic 121, Cavaliers 83Game 4: Magic 112, Cavaliers 89 Game 5: Cavaliers 104, Magic 103

Thunder vs. PelicansGame 1: Thunder 94, Pelicans 92Game 2: Thunder 124, Pelicans 92Game 3: Thunder 106, Pelicans 85Game 4: Thunder 97, Pelicans 89(Oklahoma City wins series 4-0)

Nuggets vs. LakersGame 1: Nuggets 114, Lakers 103Game 2: Nuggets 101, Lakers 99Game 3: Nuggets 112, Lakers 105Game 4: Lakers 119, Nuggets 108Game 5: Nuggets 108, Lakers 106(Denver wins series 4-1)

Timberwolves vs. SunsGame 1: Timberwolves 120, Suns 95Game 2: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93Game 3: Timberwolves 126, Suns 109Game 4: Timberwolves 122, Suns 116(Minnesota wins series 4-0)

Clippers vs. MavericksGame 1: Clippers 109, Mavericks 97Game 2: Mavericks 96, Clippers 93Game 3: Mavericks 101, Clippers 90Game 4: Clippers 116, Mavericks 111Game 5: Mavericks 123, Clippers 93

The first of downtown San Francisco’s monthly First Thursdays block parties drew thousands to the city’s core as thumping bass, dancing crowds and food vendors enlivened the usually mellow area, with a giant disco ball hanging from a crane taking over Minna St.’s alleyway.

Attendees browsed arts and crafts vendors on Second Street, painted a communal mural and listened to sketch comedy. Lines for food stands hawking Peruvian dishes, Oxtail and Nepalese momos stretched along the corridor.

It’s the latest in a series of new nighttime events around the city, including the Sunset and Chinatown night markets, efforts to inject energy into areas recovering from the pandemic.

Second Street was chosen as the “connecting line between Yerba Buena and East Cut” and because of the presence of a variety of restaurants and bars, said Katy Birnbaum, CEO of Into the Streets, the event organizer.

Into the Streets previously hosted the South Asian music-themed Bhangra and Beats, in the Financial District, which drew around 10,000 per event and is returning next week.

The event was inspired by Oakland’s long-running First Fridays street festival, which is also being held this week.

Before the pandemic, tech and office workers would flood the downtown San Francisco area, especially during rush hour. But there is now a trickle of that previous population, due to remote work and tech layoffs.

The event will be held each first Thursday of the month for the next 12 months in the same area, with sponsorship money for city fees and other costs coming from the Civic Joy Fund. Gap scion Bob Fisher, his wife Randi Fisher, and Levi Strauss & Co. provided half of the $1.5 million funding goal for the year.

Birnbaum, who has also worked on the city’s Sunday Streets program, said it was challenging to create a new brand and get partners involved.

“If they don’t have something to touch and see, it may be tough for people to jump in,” she said. “We’re building and landing the plane at the same time.”

Manny Yekutiel, co-founder of the Civic Joy Fund and owner of the events space Manny’s, which hosts Chronicle events, was hopeful the gathering will enliven downtown.

“The purpose is to create a new culture around showing up downtown,” he said. “I remember how it used to be. It is a much sadder state of affairs.”

“A once-a-month block party is not going to flip the switch,” he said. “But it’s bringing electricity to the area.”

Reach Roland Li: roland.li@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @rolandlisf

BOSTON -- When the baseball gods are present at Fenway Park, that’s usually good news for the home team, but a pregame visitor to the Giants’ clubhouse on Thursday morning handed the visiting club some much needed mojo as they pulled off a 3-1 victory and avoided a sweep.

Prior to the game, Mike Yastrzemski was visited by his Hall of Fame grandfather Carl, one of the greatest Red Sox players of all time. The Giants’ right fielder was able to spend about 10 minutes with the man he calls “Papa Yaz” and though they didn’t talk baseball, some magic rubbed off somewhere in the mix.

“I think he left the car running when he came in here,” joked Mike of his grandfather’s brief visit to the ballpark. “That’s normal. He’s quick to the point. We didn’t even really talk about hitting. He just asked how I was feeling physically. Good to see him and it was fun to have him around for a minute.”

About an hour or so later, Yastrzemski would launch a 393-foot, solo home run into the Boston bullpen in right field to give his team a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning.

“It got a smile out of me,” manager Bob Melvin said. “It’s just, baseball gods. He’s a pretty good hitter, too. It’s tough to hit a ball out of the ballpark here. The way we’ve been swinging the bat, at the time it felt like it was more than one run.”

It was the second career home run at the park he grew up coming to as a kid, though this time around he was able to enjoy things more, compared to when he made his first visit to the park as a big leaguer in 2019.

“This one felt a little bit more normalized,” he said. “I got to enjoy it now more than ever.”

Yastrzemski acknowledged his cheering family following the home run, but as he was rounding second base, the Giants outfielder threw his hand up, then threw a "peace sign" gesture towards his own bullpen.

“They love to get the attention,” explained Yaz of the team’s relief pitchers, who of late have been jokingly getting on hitters for not giving them due recognition on home runs. “I got yelled at for that, so I gave them a little wave and gave them a little love.”

The bullpen certainly deserved praise after four relievers held Boston to just one hit over the final four innings, each striking out one batter.

Starter Kyle Harrison struggled early with command issues, allowing a season-high five walks, but he would only allow one run and used seven strikeouts to work out of trouble.

“I wasn’t able to get ahead as much,” explained Harrison, who would go five innings. “I thought my changeup wasn’t as good today and I didn’t get ahead enough to throw it in certain counts.”

The San Francisco bats got the upper hand and broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning when they strung together three straight singles and a sacrifice fly to push two runs across in the frame.

For Yastrzemski, the big hit was a continuation of a strong couple of weeks at the plate as he has hit .379 over his last 11 games after hitting just .121 over his first 13.

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For the Giants, after dropping the first two games of a nine-game road swing, the clubhouse was amped to leave Boston with a win in their pocket, knowing that on this particular day, that old Fenway magic was in their corner.

“I was just awestruck. I didn’t have a ton to say to him,” said Melvin, who asked “Papa Yaz” if he had been watching the team’s games. “There's some cool days in baseball, and I’ve had a lot of them. This is one of them.”

As its plans to build a massive logistics center in San Francisco’s Showplace Square neighborhood are being vetted by city planners, Amazon is planning to cease its operations at a nearby facility.

The e-commerce giant will shutter a small fulfillment center that it established as an UltraFastFresh site to deliver groceries at 888 Tennessee St., across the street from Esprit Park in the Dogpatch, on June 27, according to a WARN notice issued by the California Employment Development Department on April 25.

The move will impact 85 workers, according to the notice. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed Thursday that all of those employees will be offered other job opportunities with Amazon, and that it will continue to fulfill customers’ orders from its other existing sites.

“We’re always evaluating our network to make sure it fits our business needs and to improve the experience for our employees, customers, partners, and drivers. As part of that effort, we may close older sites, enhance existing facilities, or open new sites, and we weigh a variety of factors when deciding where to develop future sites or maintain a presence,” the spokesperson said in a statement to the Chronicle. “In this case, employees at our San Francisco fulfillment center are being offered transfers to other facilities nearby, or support if they choose not to stay with Amazon.”

Amazon leases the 38,500-square-foot, two-story industrial building, which was sold to American Realty Advisors in 2022 for roughly $35 million. Last year, the company closed a 75,000-square-foot facility at 435 23rd St. that it began leasing just two years prior. And another Amazon facility in the Bayview district, at 749 Toland St., is slated for redevelopment by industrial giant Prologis.

But Amazon has also made significant purchases in recent years, including its $200 million acquisition of a roughly 6-acre site at 900 Seventh St. in San Francisco in 2020 that it wants to redevelop into a 650,000-square-foot logistics center — the company is currently seeking city approval for its redevelopment plan.

It also picked up San Bruno’s shuttered 215,600-square-foot SkyPark warehouse at 1000 San Mateo Ave. that year, paying $96 million. Like the Seventh Street parcel in San Francisco, the SkyPark site is also earmarked for redevelopment into a parcel delivery station, and while the company has yet to start work on the project, its spokesperson confirmed Thursday that the plan still stands.

Reach Laura Waxmann: laura.waxtmann@sfchronicle.com