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PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 917 Pm Pdt Thu Jun 6 2024
Tonight - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. Fri - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Fri night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle after midnight. Sat - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. A slight chance of very light drizzle in the morning. Sat night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Sun - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Sun night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Mon - SW wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Mon night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less. Tue - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less. Tue night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.

PZZ500 917 Pm Pdt Thu Jun 6 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
fog and patchy drizzle will result in reduced visibility through the pre-dawn hours on Friday across Monterey bay down to point sur. Winds and seas will remain hazardous for areas along and north of the greater farallones through Friday afternoon where small craft advisories remain in effect. Elsewhere, winds and seas are forecast to subside below 20 knots and 10 feet, respectively. This will be relatively short lived as 20-25 knot winds increase during the pre-dawn hours on Sunday. Seas will respond later Sunday morning and into the afternoon, likely necessitating additional marine headlines.

FXUS66 KMTR 070505 AAC AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1005 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

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SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1215 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Slightly cooler temperatures today with a further cool down into the weekend. Another warming trend on the way for early next week.

UPDATE
Issued at 919 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Today remained fairly warm inland with temperatures ranging from the mid 80s to upper 90s to low 100s in the mountain ranges. Along the coast, cooler temperatures prevailed with highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. In general, temperatures for most areas were cooler today than they were yesterday with the end of the heat wave in sight and the heat advisory set to expire tonight.

Beginning Friday, seasonal to slightly above average highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s are expected inland while coastal areas continue lingering in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Stratus is expected to return along coastal areas tonight with elevated fog chances in the North Bay (particularly for Santa Rosa) and within the Monterey Bay. For early morning commuters, if you encounter fog while driving remember to slow down and account for extra time to reach your destination.

SHORT TERM
(This evening through Friday)
Issued at 1215 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Mid day temperatures running anywhere from 3 to 15 degrees cooler than yesterday depending on location. Thanks to the upper level ridge migrating eastward and a transient shortwave trough moving into the West Coast. This is evident in not only the marked decrease in temperatures, but via vertical profilers showing a deepening of the marine layer as large scale subsidence diminishes. Overnight lows tonight are expected to be about 1-5 degrees cooler than last night, and highs Friday look to be about 3-6 degrees cooler than today...unless you're along the coast, in which the only noticeable difference day-to-day will be increased overnight cloud cover and potentially morning drizzle into the weekend.

LONG TERM
(Friday night through next Wednesday)
Issued at 1215 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Things stay pretty quiet through the weekend. Onshore flow and slightly above average temperatures prevail, and guidance hints at a deeper upper level trough associated with the deep low in the Gulf of Alaska sitting offshore of the West Coast into the start of next week. As previously mentioned, this will likely just result in increased cloud cover along the coast and AM drizzle for coastal and high elevation locations through Sunday. By Monday, the trough begins to break down and become replaced by another ridge pattern, which leads to our next warm up. At the moment, ensemble guidance is leading us to believe that it will not be quite as warm as the last couple of days, but it is a period we're watching for potential highlights with Tuesday looking like the peak based on this forecast issuance.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 947 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Poor flying conditions will continue at Monterey Bay terminals through a good portion of the day on Friday (especially at SNS).
VFR was noted at other terminals, but MVFR ceiling/IFR visibility is forecast to set in by sunrise Friday at just about all terminals except SJC and LVK. The potential for MVFR has increased at SJC, however, the chances remain under 20%. Confidence is medium on ceiling and the visibility forecast.

Vicinity of SFO...VFR continued this evening, though by sunrise Friday, MVFR stratus is forecast to be entrenched across the SF Peninsula. Guidance continues to support mostly MVFR ceilings/visibility, though an hour or two of IFR cigs/vsby cannot be completely discounted. There still appears to be an opportunity for a return to VFR during the afternoon with MVFR resuming quickly near or just after sundown and continue into the pre-dawn hours on Saturday.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO, though the onset/cessation time for MVFR stratus may differ by up to an hour.

Monterey Bay Terminals...The poorest flying conditions are forecast at the Monterey Bay airfields. IFR is well entrenched across the area, though visibility has been slow to drop. Model trends still support IFR visibility, though it appears to be a a little too pessimistic. The current TAF set will advertise visibility down to 1 SM. VFR is forecast to at MRY, though SNS may remain MVFR
potentially IFR
through the entire TAF period. If the marine layer is a bit more established at MRY, VFR may not return in the afternoon as currently advertised.

MARINE
(Tonight through next Wednesday)
Issued at 919 PM PDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Fog and patchy drizzle will result in reduced visibility through the pre-dawn hours on Friday across Monterey Bay down to Point Sur. Winds and seas will remain hazardous for areas along and north of the Greater Farallones through Friday afternoon where Small Craft Advisories remain in effect. Elsewhere, winds and seas are forecast to subside below 20 knots and 10 feet, respectively.
This will be relatively short lived as 20-25 knot winds increase during the pre-dawn hours on Sunday. Seas will respond later Sunday morning and into the afternoon, likely necessitating additional marine headlines.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Beach Hazards Statement until midnight PDT tonight for CAZ006- 505-509-530.

Heat Advisory until midnight PDT tonight for CAZ503-504-506-510- 512>516-518.

PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Friday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM PDT Friday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM.

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