Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Fairview, CA

SHORT TERM
(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 121 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

Radar and satellite imagery showed the main rain band practically fall apart as it went through the Central Coast, and at the moment, isolated showers continue across the Bay Area. Most of the region saw around a tenth of an inch, with as much as a quarter to a half an inch in the Bay Area and Santa Cruz mountains, while the interior Central Coast did not see any rain. Isolated showers and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder in the North Bay will continue through the early evening with any additional accumulation up to a few hundredths of an inch. Any rain chances for tomorrow will mainly be limited to coastal and orographically driven drizzle, with the main concentrations of accumulating precipitation off to our east in the Sierra Nevada range.

Temperatures across the region remain cool with today's highs reaching the lower to middle 60s in the inland valleys, into the upper 60s to the lower 70s in the warmest spots, and around the middle to upper 50s in the coastal locations. Highs in the inland valleys reach the upper 60s to lower 70s on Tuesday, but this is still around 5 to 10 degrees below seasonal averages, while lows on Tuesday morning hover in the middle 40s to lower 50s in the lower elevations, down to the upper 30s to the lower 40s in the higher elevations.

LONG TERM
(Tuesday night through next Sunday)
Issued at 121 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

As upper level ridging builds through the middle and latter part of the week, inland temperatures will begin to return to seasonal averages as the inland valleys reach the middle 70s to middle 80s while the Bayshore sees highs in the upper 60s to middle 70s. Highs along the coastal regions remain relatively constant and cool, owing to the sea breeze influence.

With an upper level trough coming through the western United States later this week into the weekend, the potential for an weak inside slider continues. Analysis of the global ensemble model clusters shows that the majority of the model ensembles are pointing towards a open wave trough this weekend, around 30-45% of the model ensembles -- mainly driven by those from the American GEFS and Canadian GEPS models -- continue to hint at a potential closed low developing across the Intermountain West. Such a low could drive dry, offshore (at this stage, more northerly instead of easterly( flow over our region, helping to enhance the fire weather risk.
Without a firm track and intensity for the upcoming low pressure system, such talk remains something to keep in the back of your mind rather than something to take immediate action on. Keep an eye out for further forecast updates as the system's evolution continues through the week.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 515 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

Light scattered shower activity across our area is expected to taper off by sunset. VFR is expected to prevail across the North Bay, with MVFR cigs expected to develop later tonight for the Monterey Bay terminals. The Bay Area and South Bay terminals will likely see VFR prevail through the late evening with periods of MVFR cigs during the overnight into mid morning Tuesday.

Vicinity of SFO...Light shower activity will taper off by early evening with VFR expected to prevail through the forecast period, with occasional cig drops into MVFR possible if stratus develops overnight.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...The strongest signal for MVFR cigs overnight is expected for KMRY and KSNS, mostly likely to set in after midnight and persist through late morning Tuesday. Winds will increase out of the west during the overnight as an upper level system exits to the east.

MARINE
(Tonight through next Saturday)
Issued at 232 PM PDT Mon May 12 2025

Winds have shifted to the west and northwest this afternoon as the front has worked through the region. A few post frontal showers will remain possible this afternoon, with drier air working in overnight. The moderate to fresh west to northwest breeze become northwesterly this evening and become fresh to strong by Tuesday, with seas building in response. Near gale to gale force gusts are expected by Tuesday night. Hazardous marine conditions look to continue through the week.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM to 9 PM PDT Tuesday for Mry Bay.

Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM PDT Wednesday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM-Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory from 3 AM Tuesday to 3 AM PDT Wednesday for Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm-Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory from 9 AM Tuesday to 3 AM PDT Wednesday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 0-10 nm.

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

Gale Warning from 3 PM Tuesday to 3 AM PDT Wednesday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM.