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Marine Weather and Tides
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10/6/2018 Colors of tide XTide graphs changed to emphasize that they were upgraded. See next note. Comments welcome. 10/4/2018 I have fixed XTide and updated the harmonic files. There were some name changes so you might have to click EDIT to find the new station name. |
Sunrise 6:28AM | Sunset 5:35PM | Sunday February 17, 2019 6:19 PM PST (02:19 UTC) | Moonrise 4:34PM | Moonset 5:59AM | Illumination 98% | ![]() |
PZZ750 Coastal Waters From San Mateo Point To The Mexican Border And Out To 30 Nm- 125 Pm Pst Sun Feb 17 2019
.gale warning in effect through Monday morning...
Tonight..Wind nw 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Chance of showers.
Washingtons birthday..Wind nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. SWell W 6 to 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Mon night..Wind N 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. SWell W 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
Tue..Wind ne to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt... Becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Tue night..Wind nw to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Wed..Wind sw 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 2 to 3 ft.
Wed night..Wind W 10 to 15 kt...becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 5 ft. SWell W 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
Thu..Wind W 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. SWell W 6 to 8 ft. Showers likely.
Thu night..Wind nw 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. SWell W 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
Fri..Wind E 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. SWell W 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers.
Fri night..Wind nw 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. SWell W 3 to 4 ft.
.gale warning in effect through Monday morning...
Tonight..Wind nw 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Combined seas 11 ft dominant period 9 seconds. Chance of showers.
Washingtons birthday..Wind nw 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. SWell W 6 to 9 ft at 10 seconds.
Mon night..Wind N 10 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. SWell W 5 to 7 ft at 10 seconds.
Tue..Wind ne to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt... Becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds.
Tue night..Wind nw to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 3 to 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Wed..Wind sw 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. SWell W 2 to 3 ft.
Wed night..Wind W 10 to 15 kt...becoming 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves 5 ft. SWell W 3 to 6 ft. Chance of showers.
Thu..Wind W 15 to 25 kt. Wind waves 5 ft. SWell W 6 to 8 ft. Showers likely.
Thu night..Wind nw 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. SWell W 6 to 8 ft. Chance of showers.
Fri..Wind E 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. SWell W 3 to 6 ft. Slight chance of showers.
Fri night..Wind nw 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. SWell W 3 to 4 ft.
PZZ700 125 Pm Pst Sun Feb 17 2019
Synopsis for the far southern california coast.. A cold front over the northern california waters this morning will move south across the southern california waters tonight. A gale warning is in effect through Monday morning for 20 to 30 kt winds gusting to 35 kt. Large seas and steep waves will contribute to hazardous boating conditions. Showers today and tonight will ending early Monday morning. Lighter winds are forecast Tuesday and Wednesday before another system arrives Thursday.
Synopsis for the far southern california coast.. A cold front over the northern california waters this morning will move south across the southern california waters tonight. A gale warning is in effect through Monday morning for 20 to 30 kt winds gusting to 35 kt. Large seas and steep waves will contribute to hazardous boating conditions. Showers today and tonight will ending early Monday morning. Lighter winds are forecast Tuesday and Wednesday before another system arrives Thursday.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near French Valley, CA
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Area Discussion for - San Diego, CA
  (on/off)  Help NOTE: mouseover dotted underlined text for definitionFxus66 ksgx 172118 afdsgx area forecast discussion national weather service san diego ca 118 pm pst Sun feb 17 2019 Synopsis A disturbance dropping south along the coast will move over socal through tonight with gusty westerly winds and showers of rain and mountain snow. The snowfall will add up in the mountains, and the combination of locally heavy amounts and strong westerly winds will make for dangerous winter travel conditions there this evening. At lower elevations, it will mostly be light rain showers that could be briefly heavy. Fair skies return on Monday, but continued cold. Slight warming is on tap for Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of another cold shot later in the week, accompanied by more showers of rain and mountains snow. Discussion For extreme southwestern california including orange... san diego... Western riverside and southwestern san bernardino counties... Winter storm warnings in effect for the mountains with a sharp deterioration in weather conditions by late this afternoon. More cold this week with the coldest airmass of the season possible by Thursday and Friday. Satellite imagery at midday shows clouds backed up against the coastal mtn slopes, with more widespread cloud cover advancing from the nw. Farther to the north, an extensive open-cell CU pattern offshore, suggestive of strong cold air advection, was moving south along the coast. Radar showed small, weak, patchy echoes along and west of the mts moving rapidly SE with stronger echoes near the channel islands. Rainfall observations over the past 3 hours were mainly in san diego county and around one-tenth of an inch or less. Based on sfc observations, the snow level was near 4400 ft in san diego county. Moderate onshore sfc pressure gradients still were trending onshore, supporting west winds of 25 to 35 mph with peak gusts to near 50 mph in windier mtn areas. Along the coast, winds were gusting to around 25 mph at noon. The 12z miramar sounding has a pw of just over 1 2 inch with considerable instability below 10k ft. This is forecast to persist and will enhance shower development headed our way later today. Due to the strong flow in the mid-levels of close to 50 kts, these showers will move rapidly, minimizing precip accumulation at lower elevations. Meantime the perpendicular trajectory into our mountain ranges will enhance accumulation there. Even though the san bernardinos are a transverse range, significant precip amounts are indicated there as well, mainly due to greater elevation and proximity to the developing mid-level circulation and a lower snow level to enhance liquid to snow ratios. Please check the laxwswsgx for detail on snow levels and amounts. Based on the latest hires models... Precip will increase between 3 and 5 pm pst. At that time, the more concentrated precip area up the coast will arrive with more widespread showers. It may not be until around 5 pm that this reaches san diego proper. Expect light amounts of rain overall, punctuated by brief heavy spurts of rain and even a few ice pellets. Winds will be brisk today, but take a leg up late this afternoon and evening with strong gusts expected most areas by evening. In the mountains, they will exceed high wind criteria at times with gusts to 65 mph or more on the ridges. This is supported by strong 850 mb winds of 35 to 50 kts. In the deserts, rotors may develop near the foothills resulting in strong, shifting wind gusts. A broad trough over the west will expand farther south today as a shortwave and associated jet streak drop south along the west coast and round the base of the trough tonight. Instability and sufficient moisture will interact with the lift associated with this feature to generate significant snows over the mountains of southern california. The strong upslope flow into the mts will enhance lift, while the cold air ensures snow-levels remain suppressed. Strong and gusty westerly winds are forecast as well, so winter storm warnings are in effect through tonight. The energy with this wave will slip east on Monday, and despite fair skies and strengthening february sun, the cold trough over the area |
will ensure a cold presidents day, with daytime temperatures well below normal. Only minor warming is on tap for Tue Wed under continued cold, northerly flow aloft. By Thursday, another shortwave will drop south along the west coast, amplifying the trough and cold air advection into socal. Ahead of this, once again, some moisture will be drawn in off the pacific, setting the stage for showers of rain and mountain snow. Latest gfs ec guidance suggests the system will remain mostly land-locked, limiting precip amounts. The GFS closes off a low near needles, while the ECMWF continues the digging, both with strong cold air advection indicated for Thursday. The ECMWF is the most aggressive with the precip and suggests very low snow levels as our 1000-500 mb thickness falls to between 526 and 528 dm. This could bring the lowest snow levels yet this winter and a possible widespread frost and or freeze. After Friday, it looks like the cold air will retreat back to the north as flow aloft becomes more zonal. Expect a fair, dry, and warmer period by next weekend. Aviation 172100z... Coast valleys... Sct-bkn035-050 with tops to 8000 ft. Scattered shra today, most widespread this afternoon and evening with vis 5 miles and CIGS 020 in the heaviest showers. Strong west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt the afternoon and evening, strongest at ksan. Showers ending after 08z Monday. Mountains... Bkn-ovc with mountains obscured in clouds fog pcpn through tonight. Clear to partly cloudy in the deserts. Strong w winds 20-30 kt with gusts to 50 kt in the mountains and down the eastern slopes into the deserts through 08z with stg uddfs and llws. Marine Gale warning in effect through 10 am Monday for strong wnw winds 20- 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt through Monday morning. A mix of steep waves westerly swells will result in hazardous boating conditions today and tonight. Winds and waves will decrease to 10-20 kt with gusts to 25 kt on Monday. Beaches A beach hazards statement is in effect through 4 pm today for elevated surf, strong rip currents and minor coastal flooding during the times of morning high tide (6.3 ft at ~7 am). Large wnw swells of 10-12 ft 8-9 sec from 290 degrees will bring elevated surf today, highest in southern san diego county with sets to 7 ft. Skywarn Skywarn activation may be needed this evening for winter storm reports in the mountains. Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions. Sgx watches warnings advisories Ca... Winter storm warning until 6 am pst Monday for san diego county mountains. Wind advisory until 3 am pst Monday for coachella valley-san diego county deserts-san gorgonio pass near banning. Winter weather advisory until 3 am pst Monday for apple and lucerne valleys-santa ana mountains and foothills. Winter storm warning until 3 am pst Monday for riverside county mountains-san bernardino county mountains. Wind advisory until 10 pm pst this evening for orange county coastal areas-orange county inland areas-san bernardino and riverside county valleys-the inland empire-san diego county coastal areas-san diego county valleys. Beach hazards statement until 4 pm pst this afternoon for orange county coastal areas-san diego county coastal areas. Pz... Gale warning until 10 am pst Monday for coastal waters from san mateo point to the mexican border and out to 30 nm-waters from san mateo point to the mexican border extending 30 to 60 nm out including san clemente island. Public... 10 aviation marine beaches... Rodriguez |
Weather Reporting Stations
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46224 - Oceanside Offshore, CA (045) | 40 mi | 19 min | 59°F | 7 ft |
Wind History for La Jolla, 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 |
Riverside / March Air Force Base, CA | 23 mi | 81 min | W 5 | 10.00 mi | Mostly Cloudy | 45°F | 45°F | 100% | 1013.4 hPa |
Wind History from RIV (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for San Clemente, California
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Sun -- 12:48 AM PST 1.50 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:01 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 06:32 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 06:57 AM PST 6.38 feet High Tide
Sun -- 02:03 PM PST -1.56 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:36 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:36 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 08:22 PM PST 4.33 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 12:48 AM PST 1.50 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:01 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 06:32 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 06:57 AM PST 6.38 feet High Tide
Sun -- 02:03 PM PST -1.56 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:36 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:36 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 08:22 PM PST 4.33 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | -0 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
Tide / Current Tables for Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar, California
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Sun -- 12:43 AM PST 1.80 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:02 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 06:33 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 06:56 AM PST 6.39 feet High Tide
Sun -- 02:06 PM PST -1.46 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:37 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:37 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 08:31 PM PST 4.16 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Sun -- 12:43 AM PST 1.80 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 05:02 AM PST Moonset
Sun -- 06:33 AM PST Sunrise
Sun -- 06:56 AM PST 6.39 feet High Tide
Sun -- 02:06 PM PST -1.46 feet Low Tide
Sun -- 03:37 PM PST Moonrise
Sun -- 05:37 PM PST Sunset
Sun -- 08:31 PM PST 4.16 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | -1 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
Weather Map and Satellite Images
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