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PZZ531 San Francisco Bay South Of The Bay Bridge- 244 Am Pdt Fri Apr 19 2024
Today - W winds around 5 knots - .increasing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Tonight - W winds 10 to 15 knots. Sat - W winds 10 to 15 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 10 to 15 knots. Mon - SW winds 5 to 10 knots. Tue - SW winds 10 to 15 knots.

PZZ500 244 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 - .
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 look 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 191134 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 434 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
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 434 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Conditions across the region at this time range from VFR-IFR.
Satellite imagery shows coastal stratus continuing to develop inland. Light onshore flow will continue to help move stratus inland, bringing low CIGs for most terminals this morning. Towards the late morning to early afternoon today, stratus should begin to mix out and recede, ushering in widespread VFR conditions. Winds onshore and breezy this afternoon, then easing to become light into the nighttime hours. Stratus is expected to make a return in the late night of Friday to early morning of Saturday, bringing MVFR conditions to near-shore terminals.

Vicinity of SFO...Low clouds continue to aggressively push closer to the KSFO terminal this morning. Model agreement in the earlier TAF issuance period did not indicate any significant stratus push into the terminal, however, current satellite imagery suggests KSFO will very likely develop MVFR CIGs shortly. Models continue to indicate conditions remaining VFR at KSFO, but given current imagery, models appear to be missing the mark entirely. As a result, extra attention is likely needed for the TAF this morning as conditions change. Have updated the KSFO TAF to reflect MVFR conditions as a result of stratus CIGs through at least sunrise this morning. Otherwise, starting in the late morning, KSFO should achieve VFR conditions.
VFR then lasts through the remainder of the TAF period.

SFO Bridge Approach...Low clouds will impact the approach, bringing MVFR/IFR CIGs .

Monterey Bay Terminals...IFR conditions persist through the morning.
Low clouds will be slow to recede and mix out. As a result, VFR not expected to return until the late morning to early afternoon today.
Winds onshore and breezy in the afternoon, then easing to become light towards sunset with stratus and MVFR CIGs making a return around the same time.

MARINE
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 434 AM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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 look 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...None.

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Smith Slough
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Fri -- 04:41 AM PDT     Moonset
Fri -- 05:42 AM PDT     1.78 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 06:27 AM PDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 10:48 AM PDT     6.64 feet High Tide
Fri -- 04:04 PM PDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 05:42 PM PDT     0.68 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 07:48 PM PDT     Sunset
Fri -- 11:50 PM PDT     7.20 feet High Tide
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Smith Slough, San Francisco Bay, California, Tide feet

San Mateo Bridge
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Fri -- 03:10 AM PDT     -1.02 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:41 AM PDT     Moonset
Fri -- 05:46 AM PDT     0.01 knots Slack
Fri -- 06:27 AM PDT     Sunrise
Fri -- 08:32 AM PDT     1.24 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 11:25 AM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 02:58 PM PDT     -1.31 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 04:04 PM PDT     Moonrise
Fri -- 06:02 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:48 PM PDT     Sunset
Fri -- 08:58 PM PDT     1.58 knots Max Flood
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San Mateo Bridge, South San Francisco Bay, California Current, knots

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