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Marine Weather and Tides Redwood City, CA Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 6:50AM

Sunset 5:54PM

Thursday February 20, 2020 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)

Moonrise 5:20AM

Moonset 3:13PM

Illumination 8%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Redwood City, CA

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

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FXUS66 KMTR 202246 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 246 PM PST Thu Feb 20 2020

SYNOPSIS. Warming temperatures continue through the end of the week as the next system passes to the south. A chance of rain is possible for the Central Coast late Friday into Saturday morning, though accumulations are forecast to be minimal. The Bay Area will see dry conditions and mild temperatures are forecast to continue through next week.

DISCUSSION. as of 03:00 PM PST Thursday . Another dry and mild February day is now well underway with increasing high clouds from the west and slightly warmer temperatures versus this time yesterday. Current observations are generally running with temperatures in the mid 60s near the shorelines up to the low 70s inland, which are about 3-7 degrees above normal.

For tomorrow, 850mb temperatures are forecast to rise by another 1-2C which will directly result in further warming at the surface by an additional 3-7 degrees (F). Consequently, tomorrow will run approximately 6-14 degrees above normal, with shoreline temperatures forecast in the mid to low 70s and up to the mid 70s farther inland. High clouds will lower and thicken later in the day and the farther southward a location is.

The primary weather system in the region is a 553dm 500mb low pressure system approximately 500 miles WSW of San Francisco. Moist southwesterly flow on the southeastern flank of the low is responsible for todays increasing high clouds. This system has trekked roughly 120 miles southward since this morning which is in line with the varying forecast model trajectories that guide it into Southern California late Friday into early this weekend. Wrap around moisture on the north/eastern periphery of the upper low may bring the first measurable rain of the month for some portions of Santa Cruz, southern Santa Clara, Monterey, and San Benito counties as it slides well to our south of our location and into Southern California. Moderate amount of uncertainty remains on which areas will pick up any area, with the highest certainty for the coastal ranges of Monterey (Big Sur) for picking up at least a hundredth. Elsewhere, areas such as Monterey, Salinas, Hollister, and the Santa Cruz mountains will be looking in the range of 0.01-0.10", while the peaks of Big Sur could see 0.05-0.50" per latest ensemble member output. That said, dry ensemble members remain for all locations, meaning there is still a possibility of the system coming in slightly farther southward, or weaker/drier than anticipated, resulting in less or no precipitation for some/all areas mentioned. Any rain that does fall with this system would be the first for the area this month, aside from any trace amounts accumulated during the morning fog events. Winds should remain light to occasionally breezy with this system.

In the wake of this low passing to our south, a short lived, low amplitude (weak) high pressure will develop over the area later Saturday. This will be the driving factor for the increase in 850mb temperatures previously discussed and will also tighten the pressure gradient, causing locally moderate winds along the coast and through coastal gaps, such as near KSFO from later Saturday and throughout Sunday. A low pressure trough will sweep across the Pacific Northwest late this weekend but will not bring a tangible impact to the local weather. A broader, higher amplitude high pressure system will then develop early next week, pushing 850mb temperatures up to 10-13C from Tuesday through Thursday -- resulting in further dry, mild weather for the region.

AVIATION. as of 9:34 AM PST Thursday . For 18Z TAFs. VFR conditions are forecast to prevail through the period with passing high clouds. Winds are forecast to remain rather light today.

Vicinity of KSFO . VFR conditions expected with passing high clouds. Light winds this morning will eventually become west/northwest this afternoon around 10 kt.

SFO Bridge Approach . Similar to KSFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals . VFR with increasing high clouds. Light offshore winds this morning will become onshore later today.

MARINE. as of 02:00 PM PST Thursday . Light northwesterly winds are forecast to prevail over the coastal waters today. A low pressure system will arrive on the Central Coast on Friday, bringing with it a chance of light rain to the waters south of Point Pinos. Dry weather returns Sunday and Monday. A moderate northwest swell persists through the week along with a light southerly swell.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. Tngt. None.

PUBLIC FORECAST: DRP AVIATION: Sims MARINE: Sims

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
RTYC1 - 9414523 - Redwood City, CA	1 mi	56 min	N 5.1 G 6	63°F	57°F		1019.2 hPa
AAMC1 - 9414750 - Alameda, CA	18 mi	56 min	W 5.1 G 7	63°F	56°F		1018.9 hPa
LNDC1	19 mi	56 min	NW 5.1 G 7	65°F			1018.8 hPa
OMHC1 - 9414769 - Oakland Middle Harbor Met, CA	21 mi	62 min	W 6 G 7
OBXC1	21 mi	56 min		61°F				44°F
OKXC1 - 9414776 - Oakland (Berth 34), CA	21 mi	56 min	NW 6 G 6	58°F			1019 hPa
PXOC1 - 9414311 - San Francisco (Pier 1), CA	22 mi	56 min	NW 5.1 G 6	63°F			1018.1 hPa
PXSC1	22 mi	56 min		64°F				40°F
FTPC1 - 9414290 - San Francisco, CA	24 mi	62 min	WNW 1.9 G 2.9	60°F	55°F		1019.3 hPa
PPXC1 - 9414847 - Richmond (Point Potrero), CA	28 mi	56 min	WSW 2.9 G 5.1	67°F			1019.3 hPa
46237 - San Francisco Bar, CA (142)	29 mi	74 min			53°F	3 ft
TIBC1 - Tiburon Pier, San Francisco Bay, CA	29 mi	39 min	W 6	61°F			1019 hPa
RCMC1 - 9414863 - Richmond, CA	30 mi	56 min	NE 1.9 G 5.1	65°F	54°F		1018.7 hPa
UPBC1	36 mi	56 min	E 7 G 8
MZXC1 - 9415102 - Martinez-Amorco CA	36 mi	62 min	NE 5.1 G 6	61°F	55°F		1019.4 hPa
DPXC1 - 9415141 - Davis Point, San Pablo Bay, CA	37 mi	56 min	E 8.9 G 11	63°F			1018.9 hPa
PCOC1 - 9415144 - Port Chicago, CA	38 mi	56 min	ENE 6 G 7	63°F	54°F		1019 hPa
46026 - SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA	38 mi	44 min	NW 5.8 G 7.8	53°F	54°F		1020 hPa
46012 - HALF MOON BAY - 24NM South Southwest of San Francisco, CA	38 mi	34 min	NW 5.8 G 5.8	53°F	54°F		1019.8 hPa	50°F
PSBC1 - 9415115 - Pittsburg (Suisun Bay), CA	40 mi	62 min	E 2.9 G 5.1	62°F			1019.2 hPa
SFXC1 - San Francisco Bay Reserve, CA	48 mi	89 min	E 8.9

Wind History for Redwood City, CA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
San Carlos Airport, CA	3 mi	85 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	63°F	39°F	42%	1019.3 hPa
Palo Alto Airport, CA	5 mi	87 min	N 4	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	64°F	42°F	46%	1019.3 hPa
Hayward, Hayward Air Terminal, CA	11 mi	80 min	W 7	10.00 mi	Fair	62°F	46°F	56%	1019.9 hPa
San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport, CA	11 mi	78 min	N 3	9.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	61°F	42°F	50%	1018.9 hPa
Oakland, Metro Oakland International Airport, CA	12 mi	81 min	W 6	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	62°F	46°F	56%	1019.4 hPa
Half Moon Bay Airport, CA	16 mi	74 min	WNW 8	8.00 mi	Fair	57°F	50°F	77%	1019.6 hPa
San Jose, San Jose International Airport, CA	18 mi	81 min	NNW 5	10.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy	67°F	37°F	33%	1018.5 hPa
Livermore, Livermore Municipal Airport, CA	24 mi	81 min	ENE 7	10.00 mi	Fair	66°F	39°F	39%	1018.8 hPa
San Jose / Reid / Hillv, CA	24 mi	87 min	N 0	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	66°F	39°F	37%	1019 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KSQL

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Tide / Current Tables for Redwood Creek entrance (inside), San Francisco Bay, California

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Wind Forecast for San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA (18,4,5,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station San Francisco Bay Area, CA

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