Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Encinitas, CA
March 28, 2024 5:03 PM PDT (00:03 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 6:39 AM Sunset 7:08 PM Moonrise 10:39 PM Moonset 8:19 AM |
PZZ750 Coastal Waters From San Mateo Point To The Mexican Border And Out To 30 Nm- 159 Pm Pdt Thu Mar 28 2024
.small craft advisory in effect from Friday evening through Saturday afternoon - .
Tonight - Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 3 to 4 feet at 5 seconds.
Friday - Wind west 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 3 to 4 feet at 6 seconds.
Friday night - Wind south 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots - . Becoming 15 to 25 knots after midnight. Wind waves around 2 feet or less - .becoming 4 to 5 feet after midnight. SWell west 2 to 3 feet at 13 seconds. SWell southwest 3 to 4 feet after midnight. A slight chance of rain in the evening, then a chance of rain after midnight.
Saturday - Wind south 15 to 25 knots - .becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves 4 to 5 feet in the morning - .becoming 2 feet or less. Mixed swell west 2 to 5 feet at 13 seconds and southwest 5 to 6 feet at 6 seconds. Rain.
Saturday night - Wind south 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less - .becoming 3 feet after midnight. Mixed swell west 4 to 6 feet at 13 seconds and south 3 to 4 feet at 6 seconds. Showers. A slight chance of Thunderstorms after midnight.
Sunday - Wind south 15 to 20 knots. Wind waves around 4 feet. SWell west 5 to 8 feet. SWell south 3 feet in the morning. Showers with a slight chance of Thunderstorms.
Sunday night - Wind south 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 4 to 7 feet. A slight chance of Thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers.
Monday - Wind north 10 knots - .becoming west in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 2 to 5 feet at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
Monday night - Wind northwest 10 knots in the evening - .becoming variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 2 to 3 feet at 12 seconds.
Tuesday - Wind variable less than 10 knots - .becoming northwest 10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 1 to 3 feet at 12 seconds.
Tuesday night - Wind northwest 10 knots in the evening - . Becoming variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 1 to 3 feet at 13 seconds.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
winds and seas higher in and near Thunderstorms.
PZZ700 159 Pm Pdt Thu Mar 28 2024
Synopsis for the far southern california coast - At 1 pm, a 1024 mb high was 500 nm west of punta eugenia, mexico and a 1004 mb low was over bozeman, Montana. Weak to moderate onshore flow will continue through Friday. A small craft advisory has been issued for strong southerly winds and choppy conditions Friday night and Saturday morning as a storm arrives. A distinct wind shift from south to west will occur with a front moving through the coastal waters Saturday morning, with weaker winds and less chop thereafter. There is a slight chance of Thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday.
Area Discussion for - San Diego, CA
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FXUS66 KSGX 282055 AFDSGX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 155 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
A cold Pacific storm moving down the West Coast will bring widespread rain and mountain snow to Southern California this weekend. Steady precipitation Saturday morning will transition to showers and isolated thunderstorms Saturday night and Sunday.
Lingering showers Monday will be followed by dry and warmer weather Tuesday and Wednesday.
DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...
An atmospheric river ahead of a trough deepening down the West Coast Friday will bring a period of steady moderate to heavy rain to Southern California Saturday. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast Saturday night and Sunday in the cold, unstable airmass behind the cold front. A Flood Watch has been issued from late Friday night through Sunday evening. The Weather Prediction Center has a risk of Excessive Rainfall and increased flood potential from the coast to the mountains this weekend.
A strong shortwave diving south out of the Gulf of Alaska tonight will deepen a longwave trough down the West Coast Friday. This trough taps into a conveyor belt of moisture over the Pacific that will make landfall over the Southwest Friday night and Saturday.
Moderate to heavy rain over Santa Barbara Friday evening will move south across the LA basin Friday night, and then spread south into Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties Saturday morning. This is when steady moderate to heavy rain is likely from the combined effects of the 500 mb positive vorticity advection, lifting along the surface cold front and the orographic enhancement over the mountains. Rainfall rates may exceed 0.50"/hr in the AR Saturday morning.
After the AR passes Saturday afternoon, the cold core low behind the trough will settle over the Southwest. A second trailing vort max will help fuel scattered showers and a thunderstorms in the unstable airmass Saturday night and Sunday.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the mountains above 5,000 feet this weekend. Snow levels Friday night and early Saturday will rise to 6,000 feet in the warm air advection ahead of the cold front, then fall to between 4,500 and 5,000 feet Saturday night, and hover between 5,000 and 5,500 feet Sunday. Snow accumulations will be greatest in the San Bernardino Mountains above 7,500 where over a foot of snow is expected.
Showers will linger into Monday in the broad cyclonic flow trailing the upper low which will dig all the way to central Baja Monday evening. Ridging slowly builds over the Southwest Tuesday through Thursday for warmer days.
HYDROLOGY
Rain and mountain snow will begin as early as Friday night in Orange County and the San Bernardino Mountains, then move south across the Riverside and San Diego Counties Saturday morning. On Saturday night and Sunday, showers will be fairly widespread with locally heavy rain rates in any thunderstorms in the cold unstable airmass behind the trough.
Forecast Rain Totals Through Monday:
Coastal and Valley........1.00"-2.00" Mountains.................2.00"-3.50" locally 5.00" in the SBD mtns Highs Deserts.............0.50"-1.00" Lower Deserts.............0.25"-0.50"
The snow level near 6,000 feet late Friday night and Saturday morning will fall to 4500 feet Saturday night, then fluctuate between 5000 and 5,500 feet Sunday.
Projected Snow Totals Through Monday:
4500-5500 ft...0-3" 5500-6500 ft...3-6" 6500-7500 ft...6-12" Above 7500 ft..12+"
The current forecast for the San Diego River at Fashion Valley has the river rising on Saturday, but remaining below the low-water crossings. With additional rainfall on Sunday, the river could rise sufficiently to flood the low-water crossings late Sunday.
AVIATION
282045Z
Coast/Valleys
Clear conditions will continue across the area for the remainder of the daylight hours. Low clouds will push ashore and inland after 01Z in San Diego County and after 06Z in Orange County. Bases will be around 1500 feet MSL but will rise to over 2000 feet MSL and fill most of the coastal basin overnight into Friday. Partial and intermittent cigs near the coast. Slow erosion of the ceilings along the coast ranges is expected to last to 17-20Z Friday.
Mountains/Deserts...Increasing westerly winds after 23Z with gusts of 25-35 kt, locally up to 55 kt. MOD up/downdrafts and turbulence expected over and east of the mountains. Surface winds should decrease after 09Z. Winds are expected to increase again after 21Z Friday.
Otherwise...occasional high clouds above 20000 feet MSL today and tonight.
MARINE
No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Friday. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for Strong southerly winds and choppy conditions Friday night and Saturday morning. A distinct wind shift from south to west will occur with a front moving through the coastal waters Saturday morning, with weaker winds and less chop thereafter. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday.
SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Flood Watch from late Friday night through Sunday afternoon for Orange County Coastal Areas-Orange County Inland Areas- Riverside County Mountains-San Bernardino County Mountains- San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-San Diego County Coastal Areas-San Diego County Mountains-San Diego County Valleys-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.
Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through Sunday evening for Riverside County Mountains-San Bernardino County Mountains.
Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night for San Diego County Mountains.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Saturday for Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts- San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 11 PM Friday to 5 PM PDT Saturday 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.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 155 PM PDT Thu Mar 28 2024
SYNOPSIS
A cold Pacific storm moving down the West Coast will bring widespread rain and mountain snow to Southern California this weekend. Steady precipitation Saturday morning will transition to showers and isolated thunderstorms Saturday night and Sunday.
Lingering showers Monday will be followed by dry and warmer weather Tuesday and Wednesday.
DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...
An atmospheric river ahead of a trough deepening down the West Coast Friday will bring a period of steady moderate to heavy rain to Southern California Saturday. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecast Saturday night and Sunday in the cold, unstable airmass behind the cold front. A Flood Watch has been issued from late Friday night through Sunday evening. The Weather Prediction Center has a risk of Excessive Rainfall and increased flood potential from the coast to the mountains this weekend.
A strong shortwave diving south out of the Gulf of Alaska tonight will deepen a longwave trough down the West Coast Friday. This trough taps into a conveyor belt of moisture over the Pacific that will make landfall over the Southwest Friday night and Saturday.
Moderate to heavy rain over Santa Barbara Friday evening will move south across the LA basin Friday night, and then spread south into Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and San Diego Counties Saturday morning. This is when steady moderate to heavy rain is likely from the combined effects of the 500 mb positive vorticity advection, lifting along the surface cold front and the orographic enhancement over the mountains. Rainfall rates may exceed 0.50"/hr in the AR Saturday morning.
After the AR passes Saturday afternoon, the cold core low behind the trough will settle over the Southwest. A second trailing vort max will help fuel scattered showers and a thunderstorms in the unstable airmass Saturday night and Sunday.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the mountains above 5,000 feet this weekend. Snow levels Friday night and early Saturday will rise to 6,000 feet in the warm air advection ahead of the cold front, then fall to between 4,500 and 5,000 feet Saturday night, and hover between 5,000 and 5,500 feet Sunday. Snow accumulations will be greatest in the San Bernardino Mountains above 7,500 where over a foot of snow is expected.
Showers will linger into Monday in the broad cyclonic flow trailing the upper low which will dig all the way to central Baja Monday evening. Ridging slowly builds over the Southwest Tuesday through Thursday for warmer days.
HYDROLOGY
Rain and mountain snow will begin as early as Friday night in Orange County and the San Bernardino Mountains, then move south across the Riverside and San Diego Counties Saturday morning. On Saturday night and Sunday, showers will be fairly widespread with locally heavy rain rates in any thunderstorms in the cold unstable airmass behind the trough.
Forecast Rain Totals Through Monday:
Coastal and Valley........1.00"-2.00" Mountains.................2.00"-3.50" locally 5.00" in the SBD mtns Highs Deserts.............0.50"-1.00" Lower Deserts.............0.25"-0.50"
The snow level near 6,000 feet late Friday night and Saturday morning will fall to 4500 feet Saturday night, then fluctuate between 5000 and 5,500 feet Sunday.
Projected Snow Totals Through Monday:
4500-5500 ft...0-3" 5500-6500 ft...3-6" 6500-7500 ft...6-12" Above 7500 ft..12+"
The current forecast for the San Diego River at Fashion Valley has the river rising on Saturday, but remaining below the low-water crossings. With additional rainfall on Sunday, the river could rise sufficiently to flood the low-water crossings late Sunday.
AVIATION
282045Z
Coast/Valleys
Clear conditions will continue across the area for the remainder of the daylight hours. Low clouds will push ashore and inland after 01Z in San Diego County and after 06Z in Orange County. Bases will be around 1500 feet MSL but will rise to over 2000 feet MSL and fill most of the coastal basin overnight into Friday. Partial and intermittent cigs near the coast. Slow erosion of the ceilings along the coast ranges is expected to last to 17-20Z Friday.
Mountains/Deserts...Increasing westerly winds after 23Z with gusts of 25-35 kt, locally up to 55 kt. MOD up/downdrafts and turbulence expected over and east of the mountains. Surface winds should decrease after 09Z. Winds are expected to increase again after 21Z Friday.
Otherwise...occasional high clouds above 20000 feet MSL today and tonight.
MARINE
No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Friday. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for Strong southerly winds and choppy conditions Friday night and Saturday morning. A distinct wind shift from south to west will occur with a front moving through the coastal waters Saturday morning, with weaker winds and less chop thereafter. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday night through Sunday.
SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Flood Watch from late Friday night through Sunday afternoon for Orange County Coastal Areas-Orange County Inland Areas- Riverside County Mountains-San Bernardino County Mountains- San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-San Diego County Coastal Areas-San Diego County Mountains-San Diego County Valleys-Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.
Winter Storm Watch from Friday evening through Sunday evening for Riverside County Mountains-San Bernardino County Mountains.
Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night for San Diego County Mountains.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Saturday for Apple and Lucerne Valleys-Coachella Valley-San Diego County Deserts- San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 11 PM Friday to 5 PM PDT Saturday 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.
Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
46225 - Torrey Pines Outer, CA (100) | 9 mi | 37 min | 61°F | 3 ft | ||||
46224 - Oceanside Offshore, CA (045) | 10 mi | 37 min | 59°F | 3 ft | ||||
46274 | 11 mi | 37 min | 59°F | 3 ft | ||||
46266 | 13 mi | 37 min | 59°F | 2 ft | ||||
46273 | 14 mi | 37 min | 60°F | 3 ft | ||||
46254 | 17 mi | 37 min | 60°F | 2 ft | ||||
46275 | 18 mi | 33 min | 59°F | 59°F | 3 ft | |||
LJAC1 - 9410230 - La Jolla, CA | 18 mi | 45 min | NW 8G | 58°F | 61°F | 30.01 | ||
LJPC1 - La Jolla, CA (073) | 18 mi | 43 min | NW 8.9G | 2 ft | ||||
46258 | 19 mi | 37 min | 61°F | 4 ft | ||||
46277 | 23 mi | 37 min | 58°F | 2 ft | ||||
SDBC1 - 9410170 - San Diego, CA | 28 mi | 45 min | 64°F | 30.01 | ||||
46232 - Point Loma South, CA (191) | 36 mi | 37 min | 4 ft | |||||
46235 | 37 mi | 37 min | 59°F | 3 ft | ||||
TIXC1 - Tijuana River Reserve, CA | 37 mi | 78 min | NW 7 | 62°F | 30.04 | 54°F | ||
46086 - San Clemente Basin | 47 mi | 43 min | WNW 14G | 59°F | 61°F | 5 ft | 30.00 | 53°F |
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Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KCRQ MC CLELLANPALOMAR,CA | 14 sm | 70 min | W 08G15 | 10 sm | Clear | 59°F | 50°F | 72% | 30.00 | |
KOKB BOB MAXWELL MEMORIAL AIRFIELD,CA | 16 sm | 71 min | W 12 | 9 sm | Clear | 63°F | 52°F | 68% | 30.00 | |
KNFG CAMP PENDLETON MCAS (MUNN FIELD),CA | 20 sm | 68 min | WSW 08G16 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 66°F | 52°F | 60% | 30.00 | |
KNKX MIRAMAR MCAS (JOE FOSS FLD),CA | 23 sm | 68 min | WNW 10 | 10 sm | Clear | 61°F | 50°F | 68% | 30.00 | |
KMYF MONTGOMERYGIBBS EXECUTIVE,CA | 24 sm | 70 min | WNW 10 | 10 sm | Clear | 64°F | 48°F | 56% | 30.00 |
Tide / Current for La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California
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Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California, Tide feet
La Jolla
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Thu -- 05:38 AM PDT 0.20 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:41 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 08:19 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 11:41 AM PDT 3.29 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:46 PM PDT 1.49 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:06 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:37 PM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 11:13 PM PDT 5.00 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 05:38 AM PDT 0.20 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:41 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 08:19 AM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 11:41 AM PDT 3.29 feet High Tide
Thu -- 04:46 PM PDT 1.49 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:06 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:37 PM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 11:13 PM PDT 5.00 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California, Tide feet
12 am |
4.7 |
1 am |
3.9 |
2 am |
2.8 |
3 am |
1.7 |
4 am |
0.8 |
5 am |
0.3 |
6 am |
0.2 |
7 am |
0.6 |
8 am |
1.3 |
9 am |
2.1 |
10 am |
2.8 |
11 am |
3.2 |
12 pm |
3.3 |
1 pm |
3 |
2 pm |
2.5 |
3 pm |
2 |
4 pm |
1.6 |
5 pm |
1.5 |
6 pm |
1.8 |
7 pm |
2.4 |
8 pm |
3.2 |
9 pm |
4 |
10 pm |
4.7 |
11 pm |
5 |
San Diego, CA,
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