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PZZ750 Coastal Waters From San Mateo Point To The Mexican Border And Out To 30 Nm- 134 Pm Pst Thu Nov 30 2023
Tonight..Wind west 10 to 15 knots...becoming northwest 10 to 20 knots after midnight. Wind waves around 4 feet. SWell west 4 to 7 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
Friday..Wind northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts to 20 knots. Wind waves around 3 feet in the morning...becoming 2 feet or less. SWell west 5 to 7 feet at 9 seconds.
Friday night..Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 4 to 6 feet at 9 seconds.
Saturday..Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 3 to 4 feet at 9 seconds.
Saturday night..Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 2 to 3 feet at 8 seconds.
Sunday..Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming northwest 10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 2 feet.
Sunday night..Wind northwest 10 knots in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 2 feet.
Monday..Wind variable less than 10 knots...becoming northwest 10 knots in the afternoon. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 2 feet at 10 seconds.
Monday night..Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 1 to 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Tuesday..Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 1 to 2 feet at 7 seconds.
Tuesday night..Wind variable less than 10 knots. Wind waves around 2 feet or less. SWell west 1 to 2 feet at 11 seconds.

PZZ700 134 Pm Pst Thu Nov 30 2023
Synopsis for the far southern california coast.. At 1 pm, a 1007 mb low was off the coast of washington and a 1011 mb high was over southern nevada. Onshore flow will strengthen through Friday. A small craft advisory has been issued for the outer coastal waters through Friday afternoon. Gusts in the outer waters are expected to reach 25 knots. Steep seas are possible with a 7 to 9 ft northwest swell and a 8 to 9 second period. Northwest flow continues through Saturday, with weak offshore flow developing Sunday.

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 148 PM PST Thu Nov 30 2023

SYNOPSIS
Showers will continue today from the coast to the mountains with the greatest coverage across San Diego County with less to the north. The showers will decrease from the northwest tonight and end early Friday. Then dry for Saturday into the middle of next week with a warming trend. Weak offshore flow at times may bring some locally gusty northeast winds near the coastal slopes of the mountains.

DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...

Showers continue this afternoon, mostly in southern San Diego County. Rainfall totals have ranged from a few hundredths of an inch to over a half an inch across the San Diego County mountains.
Palomar Mountain remains the highest total so far at 0.83". It's a cool and cloudy day out there, with highs only in the mid 50s to low 60s west of the mountains, and in the 40s in the mountains.
Even the Coachella Valley and San Diego deserts are only in the mid 60s!

A weak low pressure system will continue progressing inland through California today, maintaining the scattered showers, and the cloudy and cool conditions through today.

Forecast rainfall totals for the rest of today:

Orange County and Inland Empire: 0.00 to 0.10 inch San Diego County coast: 0.05 to 0.10 inch San Diego County valleys: 0.10 to 0.25 inch San Bernardino County mountains: 0.05 to 0.10 inch San Diego and Riverside County mountains: 0.25 to 0.50 inch, highest on west facing slopes of the San Diego County mountains

The showers will decrease in coverage tonight as the low progresses east. Clouds will also clear out somewhat tonight, and it should be a cooler night compared to last night with clearer skies.

High pressure will begin building in from the southwest on Friday, bringing drier and warmer conditions this weekend and for much of next week. Weak offshore flow will kick up at times Saturday through Wednesday, with the strongest offshore flow occurring Monday into Tuesday. This is overall expected to be a weak Santa Ana wind event, with wind gusts generally less than 40 mph expected. As is typical with offshore flow, temperatures will warm up west of the mountains late this weekend into the middle of next week. The warmest days look to be Tuesday and Wednesday, with widespread upper 70s to low 80s in the valleys, and low to mid 70s along the coast.

Beyond the middle of next week, there is quite the spread in the ensembles on the timing and amplitude of a series of low pressure systems moving over the West. Minimally, we will see a cooling trend for the end of next week and next weekend, but how much cooling remains to be seen at this time. Any precipitation for the end of next week and into next weekend remains highly uncertain as well.

On a personal note, this is my last forecast shift and last forecast discussion at NWS San Diego. I will be moving on to NWS Headquarters next week for a new position, and moving to the DC area early next year. Even though I'm an East Coast girl, I have really enjoyed forecasting West Coast weather (only sometimes getting it right). From the many atmospheric rivers of the 2018/2019 and 2022/2023 winters, to the all the Santa Ana wind events and monsoon thunderstorms, to most recently Tropical Storm Hilary, it's been a fulfilling and fun 5 years for me.

AVIATION
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Coast/Valleys
SCT-BKN low clouds with bases near 1500- 3500 feet MSL. -SHRA continuing today, most widespread in San Diego County. Isolated vis down to 3SM and ceilings near 1000 feet MSL in SHRA. After 06Z Fri, local BKN cigs around 2500 ft MSL most likely in the inland valleys, elsewhere cigs above 3500 ft MSL. Showers will decrease after 12Z Friday.

Mountains/Deserts...Westerly winds with gusts 35 to 45 kt over the mountains, through passes, and into the deserts through 06Z Friday.

MARINE
Northwest wind gusts near 25 knots over the outer waters and a northwest swell of 6 to 9 ft west-northwest swell and a 8 to 9 second period expected late today through early Friday. This is expected to produce steep, choppy seas and hazardous boating conditions.

SKYWARN
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.



SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PST Friday for Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island.

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San Clemente
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Thu -- 03:34 AM PST     2.51 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:35 AM PST     Sunrise
Thu -- 09:52 AM PST     5.76 feet High Tide
Thu -- 09:55 AM PST     Moonset
Thu -- 04:42 PM PST     Sunset
Thu -- 05:36 PM PST     -0.44 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:41 PM PST     Moonrise
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La Jolla
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Thu -- 03:27 AM PST     2.79 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 06:32 AM PST     Sunrise
Thu -- 09:49 AM PST     5.69 feet High Tide
Thu -- 09:52 AM PST     Moonset
Thu -- 04:42 PM PST     Sunset
Thu -- 05:36 PM PST     -0.33 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:41 PM PST     Moonrise
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