Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Sausalito, CA

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Sausalito, CA

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Area Discussion for - San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA

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FXUS66 KMTR 050609 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1109 PM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

New AVIATION

SYNOPSIS
Issued at 145 PM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

Cooler, unsettled weather conditions return for the first half of the upcoming week as a low pressure system approaches the region.
This will result in the potential for showers and thunderstorms over the Central Coast and San Francisco Bay Area from Monday into Tuesday. While conditions begin to dry out midweek, below- normal temperatures will persist throughout the week.

UPDATE
Issued at 910 PM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

Today will end up being the warmest day of the week as far interior regions hit the lower 90s. Closer to the coast was a different story as onshore flow and lingering cloud keep temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s. In fact, coastal areas were actually a little cooler than Saturday.

The warmer and drier conditions helped to fuel a wildfire near Soledad in the Salinas Valley this afternoon. Winds were gusting in the mid 20 mph range. GOES Satellite even picked up a heat signature. Cameras shows little to no smoke now and the heat on satellite has diminished. All good news.

Satellite imagery and profilers confirm the marine layer has rebuilt along the coast and is already moving inland. Expect this trend to continue through the overnight hours.

Now for the main event - a change in the weather is literally on the horizon. An area of low pressure lurking off the SoCal coast is spreading a few high clouds over the Central Coast. This low will bring much colder temperatures, showers, and even thunderstorms to the region Monday and Tuesday. For more details see below.

Do want to point out normally June convection would be of greater concern for fire weather and would likely require a Red Flag Warning. Fortunately, the recent winter rains and cooler spring have kept fuel moistures up. Could a lightning strikes start a few fires, yes. As noted above fires are possible. That fire was in grass/finer fuels. But wetter thunderstorms and higher fuel moisture will limit large fire potential. Also, thunderstorms in June are not unheard of either. Look back at 2008 with the lightning bust that started a ton of fires across the state. The difference was the 2008 winter was very dry and below normal precip.

SHORT TERM
(This evening through Monday)
Issued at 145 PM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

Today is looking a great deal like yesterday with a well established marine layer keeping stratus along the coast while the interior is experiencing sunny conditions. This has lead to temperatures already warming into the 80 across the region's warmer interior locations with upper 50s to lower 60s along the immediate coastline. Overall, little change expected overnight with low clouds returning inland into the Salinas, Hollister and southern Santa Clara valleys with a lower potential of inland intrusion around the San Francisco Bay Area.

A more significant pattern shift will begin on Monday as the ridge that brought a pleasant weekend to the region shifts inland and is replaced by an approaching mid/upper level cut-off low pressure system. This system will begin to advect deeper moisture into the region early Monday with PWAT values of 0.75"-1.00". As such, mid-to- high level clouds will be on the increase early Monday along with a 10-20% probability of rain showers developing over the Central Coast, mainly Monterey and San Benito counties. As the low begins to lift northward near/along the central California coast, the potential for rain showers will increase and spread northward into the San Francisco Bay Area. Meanwhile, instability associated with the weather system will increase giving way to a 15-25% probability of thunderstorms across the Central Coast by Monday afternoon/evening and 10-20% over the San Francisco Bay Area.

LONG TERM
(Monday night through next Saturday)
Issued at 145 PM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

Isolated to scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue into Monday night and early Tuesday morning. While confidence continues to increase for rain showers and thunderstorms to develop, the exact track of the low will dictate exactly which areas pick up the greatest rainfall and have the greatest potential for thunderstorms. That said, Monterey and San Benito counties have the greatest likelihood of seeing rainfall amounts in excess of 0.25% with a 30-60%. The same region will generally see amounts around 0.10" with less than that amount expected across the San Francisco Bay Area as a whole. However, any stronger convection that does develop and move across the Bay Area will also see isolated higher rainfall amounts through Tuesday. Best put by my colleague earlier regarding impacts for Monday into Tuesday: "wet roads always increase the chance for spinouts and accidents so take it slow, small hail can accumulate on roads and make for very slick conditions, take shelter immediately if you hear thunder or see lightning."

Chances for rain showers and thunderstorms will linger but gradually diminish into Tuesday afternoon. This timing will however greatly depend on the eventual placement of the aforementioned cut-off low.

For Wednesday and beyond, the cut-off low will weaken and become absorbed into the larger scale trough over the West Coast. As such, daytime temperatures will remain below seasonal averages despite a slight warming trend. Overall, expect 50s and 60s near the coast and 60s to 70s inland by late week.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1109 PM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

Satellite shows VFR across the region with the exception of Monterey Bay where LIFR/IFR ceilings are lingering over the area and along the Salinas Valley. Stratus will start to enter the area tonight near 07-06Z tonight for SF Bay terminals and 12Z for North Bay terminals creating MVFR conditions. High confidence that all terminals will return to VFR in the morning near 18Z as diurnal heating causes the stratus to mix out. Expect MVFR stratus to return tomorrow evening/night due to the low pressure system entering our area. Wind will remain moderate through tonight until tomorrow afternoon where winds are expected to become breezy and gusty for most of the region. Winds are expected to remain onshore.

Vicinity of SFO...VFR but stratus lingers right along the coast.
Expect some of that stratus to enter over the terminal tonight but is expected to clear in the morning near 18Z. MVFR stratus is expected to return tomorrow night. Westerly winds are expected to become light tonight but will increase tomorrow afternoon to breezy/gusty winds up to 25 Kts.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...A mix of LIFR and IFR conditions over the terminals as stratus continues to lower. Possible visibility issues tonight near KMRY but had lower confidence to include in TAFs.
conditions are expected to improve to MVFR near 16Z through the remainder of the TAF period. Westerly winds are expected to increase tomorrow morning with chances of gusty winds up to 17-18 Kts.

MARINE
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 910 AM PDT Sun Jun 4 2023

Strong gusts continuing across the northern outer waters with gale force gusts across the far outer waters north of Pigeon Point.
These strong gusts are generating steep wind waves that may be hazardous to small craft. Moderate to longer period southerly swell (14 to 17 seconds) persists in the background through much of the week ahead. A low pressure system arriving Monday and Tuesday will bring showers to the bays and coastal waters.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for PZZ530-565.

Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday for PZZ535-560.

Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 3 PM PDT Monday for PZZ545.

Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Monday for PZZ570.

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