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Marine Weather and Tides
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3/3/2018 - There is a new GOES Satellite for the east coast that required rewriting that part of the code. Please report any issues. 6/25/2017 - NOAA is having a major issue that impact the 7 day forecast load times. Many users are reporting problems. The issue has been reported. 5/23/2017 - Worked with NOAA again to speed up the 7 day forecast load times. Thanks to them for being responsive. |
Sunrise 6:06AM | Sunset 7:22PM | Monday April 23, 2018 8:02 PM PDT (03:02 UTC) | Moonrise 1:11PM | Moonset 2:13AM | Illumination 63% | ![]() |
Marine Forecasts
EDIT (on/off)  HelpPZZ750 Coastal Waters From San Mateo Point To The Mexican Border And Out To 30 Nm- 136 Pm Pdt Mon Apr 23 2018 Tonight..Wind W to 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less after midnight. Tue..Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of fog with vsby 1 nm or less in the morning. Tue night..Wind variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 2 to 3 ft at 12 seconds. Wed..Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 1 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. Wed night..Wind nw 10 kt in the evening... Becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 1 to 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Thu..Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 1 to 2 ft and S 3 ft. Thu night..Wind nw 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 1 to 2 ft and S 3 ft. Fri..Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 1 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Fri night..Wind W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Sat..Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less... Becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft and S 3 ft. Sat night..Wind W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. SWell W 4 to 5 ft. | PZZ700 136 Pm Pdt Mon Apr 23 2018 Synopsis for the far southern california coast..At 1 pm, a 1023 mb high was about 1050 miles west of san diego, and a 1010 mb low was near needles. Weak onshore flow will continue through Wednesday, strengthening on Thursday and Friday. Patchy fog will occur over the coastal waters each night through Wednesday, but visibility should remain above 1 nm. |
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Potrero, CA
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Area Discussion for - San Diego, CA
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus66 ksgx 231957 cca afdsgx area forecast discussion... Corrected national weather service san diego ca 1257 pm pdt Mon apr 23 2018 Synopsis Weak onshore flow will result in more widespread low clouds and fog nights and mornings, otherwise fair and mild weather will continue this week under weak high pressure aloft. Low pressure will move toward the north coast of california late in the week, strengthening the onshore flow, and deepening the marine layer. Areas of night and morning coastal low clouds and fog will expand into the valleys, along with cooling. Discussion For extreme southwestern california including orange... san diego... Western riverside and southwestern san bernardino counties... areas of fog and coastal stratus have burned off this morning revealing mild and moistly sunny conditions except for a few clouds lingering at some of the beaches. Expect a renewal of coastal fog and low clouds this evening through Tuesday morning. Areas of fog will again affect coastal areas and along the mesas with visibilities as low as 1 sm. Weak high pressure aloft and otherwise benign synoptic pattern will continue a deep marine layer contributing to night and morning low clouds and fog each day through the end of the week, with warm and sunny afternoons each day. Patchy dense fog could bring some impacts near the coast and along the mesas each morning. There will also be areas of brisk winds through mountain passes and into adjacent deserts each evening, but with gusts mainly 35 mph or less. A low pressure trough will develop off the coast of northern california during the latter part of the week. Some model solutions have it going northward this weekend, and others have it |
digging southward, moving into southern california around Sunday. These solutions are bouncing around regarding the intensity of this trough, but especially the timing of it. It could bring rain, or nothing. We'll need much more confidence before adding chances of rain to the forecast. For now, the most responsible forecast is for cooler weather with an expanded marine layer and more extensive coastal clouds. Daytime temperatures look to sink below average by the weekend. Aviation 231950z... Coast... A few patches of low clouds fog remain at the beaches this afternoon. More low clouds fog should develop this evening, again spreading into the coastal areas after 02z Tuesday with bases 400-700 ft msl and tops to 1100 ft msl. Expect areas of fog reducing vis to 3-5 miles and locally 1 mile or less on higher coastal terrain. Low clouds fog likely to spread 5-10 miles inland by 12z tue. Impacts at coastal TAF sites are likely, with some uncertainty about the precise timing. Low clouds fog should clear to the coast between 16z and 18z Tuesday. Valleys mountains deserts... Few-sct clouds at above 25000 ft msl with unrestricted vis through Tuesday. Marine Patchy fog will occur over the coastal waters each night through Wednesday, but visibility should remain above 1 nm. Otherwise no hazardous marine weather is expected through Friday. Skywarn Skywarn activation isnot requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions. Sgx watches warnings advisories Ca... None. Pz... None. Public... Brotherton mm aviation marine... Pg |
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
TIXC1 - Tijuana River Reserve, CA | 66 mi | 77 min | NW 2.9 | 61°F | 1017 hPa | 56°F | ||
SDBC1 - 9410170 - San Diego, CA | 76 mi | 50 min | 62°F | 1015.3 hPa |
Wind History for USS MIDWAY South Navy Pier, San Diego, CA
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Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airportsAirport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
San Diego, Brown Field Municipal Airport, CA | 64 mi | 69 min | NW 6 | 8.00 mi | Fair | 60°F | 55°F | 84% | 1015.3 hPa |
Wind History from SDM (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico
EDIT RT Ports Option Weekend mode (on/off) (on/off)  Help One Week of DataEnsenada Click for Map Mon -- 02:13 AM PDT Moonset Mon -- 03:48 AM PDT 1.32 meters High Tide Mon -- 06:08 AM PDT Sunrise Mon -- 11:20 AM PDT -0.02 meters Low Tide Mon -- 01:11 PM PDT Moonrise Mon -- 06:21 PM PDT 1.20 meters High Tide Mon -- 07:21 PM PDT Sunset Mon -- 11:40 PM PDT 0.66 meters Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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Tide / Current Tables for Imperial Beach, California
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataImperial Beach Click for Map Mon -- 02:16 AM PDT Moonset Mon -- 04:14 AM PDT 4.55 feet High Tide Mon -- 06:09 AM PDT Sunrise Mon -- 11:32 AM PDT -0.35 feet Low Tide Mon -- 01:11 PM PDT Moonrise Mon -- 06:30 PM PDT 4.05 feet High Tide Mon -- 07:24 PM PDT Sunset Mon -- 11:50 PM PDT 2.00 feet Low Tide Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
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Weather Map and Satellite Images
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GOES Local Image of Southwest EDIT
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Wind Forecast for San Diego, CA (23,6,7,8)
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Ground Weather Radar Station San Diego, CA
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