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PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 841 Am Pdt Fri Apr 19 2024
Today - SW winds 10 to 15 knots. Tonight - SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Sat - SW winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Sat night - W winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Sun - W winds 5 to 10 knots. Sun night - SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Mon - SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

PZZ500 841 Am Pdt Fri Apr 19 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
light to moderate breezes out of the northwest and fair weather prevail over much of the waters through at least Saturday afternoon. Come the evening of Saturday, northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty. SWell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week.

FXUS66 KMTR 191817 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1117 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

New AVIATION, MARINE

SYNOPSIS
Issued at 215 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Cooler conditions are expected today and tomorrow with light drizzle possible each morning. Temperatures rebound late weekend and early next week. A return to unsettled conditions arrives Tuesday and persist throughout late next week.

SHORT TERM
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 215 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

A well defined marine layer is in place this morning (around 1800- 2000 ft per Fort Ord Profiler) and will support patchy drizzle in the upslope regions this morning. Otherwise, this afternoon sunny conditions will return to inland areas with temperatures expected to warm into the low to mid 70s. Meanwhile, the coast remains in the upper 50s to mid 60s under mostly cloudy conditions.

Tonight, expecting clouds to make a return back inland and become more widespread with low temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
Again, patchy drizzle will once again be possible. Saturday will feature slightly warmer temperatures inland, but only by a few degrees. Wind will also be on the increase with breezy northwest winds near the coast, in the coastal hills, and into the region's valleys. Looking for gusts of 25-35 mph in these areas by Saturday afternoon.

LONG TERM
(Saturday through Thursday)
Issued at 215 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

By Sunday and Monday, ridging dominates the pattern once again with interior areas warming to near 80 degrees with 60s and 70s as one gets closer to the coast. By Tuesday, a change to more unsettled conditions return as an upper level low approaches the region. This pattern will persist throughout late week and points to possible wet weather during the latter half of the week. However, there is no major concerns for flooding and may end up being widespread light drizzle if not light rain. Temperatures also turn cooler with highs in the upper 50s at the coast and mid-to-upper 60s inland from Tuesday throughout late week. Stay tuned!

AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1117 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Stratus continues to linger throughout portions of the Bay Area with conditions ranging from VFR to MVFR-IFR. Satellite imagery shows stratus is dissipating along the Central Coast with VFR to return within the next hour. Satellite shows dissipating stratus in the North Bay remains slightly more widespread but VFR conditions are expected to return in the next 1 to 2 hours. After stratus dissipation, VFR will prevail through the late evening/early night with stratus and MVFR to IFR returning overnight. Light to moderate winds primarily out of the W.

Vicinity of SFO...VFR conditions through the end of the TAF.
Guidance indicates that stratus may return between 08-16Z but confidence was low. Stratus previously developed at SFO from 11-14Z this morning. If persistence holds true, stratus may develop early tomorrow morning but as of now confidence was too low to include in TAF. Light northerly to northeasterly winds at SFO will transition more northwesterly to westerly through the TAF period with moderate winds to return during the afternoon.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...VFR to MVFR-IFR overnight. Stratus continues to linger over portions of the Central Coast with VFR conditions to fully return at MRY and SNS within the next hour.
Stratus will return late this evening through mid tomorrow morning.
Moderate confidence given guidance and persistence that IFR conditions will develop at MRY and SNS overnight. Guidance indicates some potential for LIFR overnight but confidence remains low.
Primarily light to moderate winds out of the west at MRY and winds out of the west to northwest at SNS.

MARINE
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 1117 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Light to moderate breezes out of the northwest and fair weather prevail over much of the waters through at least Saturday afternoon. Come the evening of Saturday, northwesterly winds increase to become strong and gusty. Swell builds into Sunday out of the northwest as gusty conditions continue but looks to diminish towards the middle part of the next week. Light southerly swell continues to move through the waters this weekend and through the next work week.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 3 AM PDT Sunday for Mry Bay-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm-Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Saturday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.

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Fri -- 03:44 AM PDT     1.78 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:43 AM PDT     Moonset
Fri -- 06:28 AM PDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 09:33 AM PDT     4.54 feet High Tide
Fri -- 03:44 PM PDT     0.68 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 04:04 PM PDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 07:49 PM PDT     Sunset
Fri -- 10:35 PM PDT     5.10 feet High Tide
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Fri -- 02:58 AM PDT     -1.78 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:42 AM PDT     Moonset
Fri -- 05:49 AM PDT     0.01 knots Slack
Fri -- 06:28 AM PDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 08:44 AM PDT     2.23 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 11:17 AM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 02:46 PM PDT     -2.29 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:04 PM PDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 06:05 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:49 PM PDT     Sunset
Fri -- 09:10 PM PDT     2.85 knots Max Flood
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Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E ., San Francisco Bay, California Current, knots

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