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Sunrise 7:15AM | Sunset 5:17PM | Thursday January 21, 2021 6:41 PM PST (02:41 UTC) | Moonrise 12:04PM | Moonset 12:58AM | Illumination 63% | ![]() |
PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 218 Pm Pst Thu Jan 21 2021
Tonight..SW winds 5 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers this evening. A chance of showers after midnight.
Fri..W winds 5 to 15 kt. A chance of showers.
Fri night..N winds 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers.
Sat..N winds 5 to 10 kt.
Sat night..W winds up to 10 kt.
Sun..SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
Sun night..NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. A chance of rain.
Mon..NW winds 5 to 15 kt.
Tue..S winds 5 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
Tonight..SW winds 5 to 15 kt. A slight chance of showers this evening. A chance of showers after midnight.
Fri..W winds 5 to 15 kt. A chance of showers.
Fri night..N winds 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers.
Sat..N winds 5 to 10 kt.
Sat night..W winds up to 10 kt.
Sun..SW winds 5 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
Sun night..NW winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. A chance of rain.
Mon..NW winds 5 to 15 kt.
Tue..S winds 5 to 15 kt. Rain likely.
PZZ500 218 Pm Pst Thu Jan 21 2021
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... A cold front will move in from the north later tonight and early Friday bringing gusty winds and scattered showers. Unsettled weather will continue into the weekend with additional showers. A stronger storm system will impact the region the middle of next week. A moderate northwest swell prevails over the seas.
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... A cold front will move in from the north later tonight and early Friday bringing gusty winds and scattered showers. Unsettled weather will continue into the weekend with additional showers. A stronger storm system will impact the region the middle of next week. A moderate northwest swell prevails over the seas.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Lincoln Village, CA
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Area Discussion for - Sacramento, CA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sacramento CA 222 PM PST Thu Jan 21 2021
SYNOPSIS. Dry weather today, then periods of rain and snow Friday and into next week, bringing potential winter weather driving hazards.
DISCUSSION. Visible satellite imagery shows some high clouds traversing over central and northern California this afternoon. Temperatures are running at or slightly below compared to this time 24 hours ago as yesterday's ridge axis that was positioned over northern California has come and gone. Additionally, the offshore surface pressure gradients continue to relax today, which is reflected in the light wind speeds across the region. Even the notoriously wind-prone Jarbo Gap just north of Lake Oroville is reporting gusts less than 15 mph. High temperatures across the Valley will warm to the upper 50s to middle 60s by the time the afternoon wraps up.
Upper level low presently centered several hundred miles west of Seattle will drop southeastward over the next 24 hours, and will open the door to a long overdue and welcomed pattern change for northern California. Precipitation chances will initially increase from north to south overnight tonight and into the day on Friday, bringing generally light rain and snow amounts to the area. The cooling airmass will result in steeping lapse rates with some minor instability (100-200 J/kg CAPE), particularly around the Delta and northern San Joaquin Valley. Therefore, would not be surprised if isolated thunderstorms develop on Friday afternoon. Total rain amounts with this first system will remain at/below 0.25 inches for most Valley locations. For the mountains, snow accumulations in the 2 to 5 inch range are expected above 4,000 ft with a dusting as low as 3,000 ft elevation. Precip chances will drop overnight Friday with mostly dry conditions for the first half of the weekend.
A second wetter system will take aim on the region late Sunday and into Monday. At this point, it looks like the first half of the day should be largely uneventful with precipitation not expected until the afternoon. Snow levels will drop overnight Sunday, possibly as low as 1,000 ft in the Sierra foothills and even lower in Shasta County (500 to 750 ft elevation, potentially), so something to keep a very close eye on with regard to potential transportation impacts. // Rowe
EXTENDED DISCUSSION (Monday THROUGH Thursday). Model ensembles show good agreement in long wave trough deepening further over California on Monday, with shortwave digging down into Central and Southern California and becoming a closed low. With the core shifting to the south, some wrap-around snow showers should continue over the mountains, mainly over the northern Sierra. An additional snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches is expected over the mountains. This could cause some minor mountain travel delays.
Monday night and early Tuesday should see a bit of a lull in the precipitation before the next system arrives. Clearing skies and a cold and moist air mass could allow frost to develop over much of the Valley. NAEFS anomalies table shows cold temperature anomalies of -2 for 850mb and -3 for 500mb/700mb. Valley Tuesday morning lows in the upper 20s and 30s are projected, but will determine to an extent on home much clearing there will be. Mountain peaks and basins could see lows from teens to single digits.
Tuesday late afternoon/early evening the next system will begin to spread in. This system looks to have a strong moisture tap as well as some very cold air. Snow amounts of around a couple feet are possible over higher mountains on Wednesday, maybe a foot down to 3000 feet. This will likely bring significant travel problems for the mountains and foothills. Snow levels around 1500 feet are expected in Shasta County, around 2000 feet elsewhere.
Ensembles suggest this system could bring more heavy snow through Thursday bringing more travel problems for the mountains and upper foothills. There are even hints of periods of precipitation continuing into the weekend. EK
AVIATION. VFR conditions into the overnight. Mainly VFR conditions continue for Friday but light showers are possible after 12z with OVC clouds 035-070. MVFR will be possible in any showers due to locally lower cigs. Winds remain below 10 knots.
STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. None.
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapStations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
PSBC1 - 9415115 - Pittsburg (Suisun Bay), CA | 25 mi | 53 min | WSW 2.9 G 4.1 | 57°F | 1014.8 hPa | |||
PCOC1 - 9415144 - Port Chicago, CA | 33 mi | 53 min | SW 6 G 7 | 56°F | 52°F | 1014.8 hPa | ||
SFXC1 - San Francisco Bay Reserve, CA | 35 mi | 116 min | NW 5.1 | 60°F | 1016 hPa | 28°F | ||
MZXC1 - 9415102 - Martinez-Amorco CA | 37 mi | 53 min | WNW 4.1 G 6 | 56°F | 52°F | 1015.2 hPa | ||
UPBC1 | 37 mi | 53 min | WNW 4.1 G 5.1 | |||||
CQUC1 | 43 mi | 52 min | 52°F | |||||
DPXC1 - 9415141 - Davis Point, San Pablo Bay, CA | 45 mi | 53 min | SSW 8.9 G 11 | 54°F | 1015 hPa | |||
LNDC1 | 48 mi | 53 min | W 4.1 G 5.1 | 51°F | 1016 hPa | |||
AAMC1 - 9414750 - Alameda, CA | 49 mi | 53 min | W 2.9 G 4.1 | 50°F | 54°F | 1016.2 hPa |
Wind History for Port Chicago, CA
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Last 24hr | -- | SW | SW | SW | SW G9 | S | S | SW | SW | S | S | S | S | S | SW | S | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | -- | NE | W |
1 day ago | N G16 | N | N G16 | NE | E | E | SW | S | SW | S | W | SW | SW | SW | S | SW | S | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | N | E |
2 days ago | NW G7 | N G22 | N G27 | N G29 | N | N | N G29 | N | N G29 | N G38 | N G33 | N | N | N G34 | N G34 | N G33 | N G32 | N G32 | N G34 | N G32 | N | N G25 | N | N |
Airport Reports
EDIT (on/off)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Visibility | Sky/Weather | Temp | DewPt | Humidity | Pressure |
Stockton, Stockton Metropolitan Airport, CA | 11 mi | 46 min | N 0 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 58°F | 32°F | 38% | 1014.9 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KSCK
Wind History from SCK (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | W | W | W | E | S | E | E | E | SE | Calm | Calm | SE | NE | NE | E | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | S | S | Calm | Calm |
1 day ago | N | NW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | SW | W | W | SW | Calm | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | NW | W |
2 days ago | N G26 | N G28 | N | N | N | N | N | N G24 | N G19 | N G28 | N | N G24 | N G25 | N G21 | N G22 | N | N G31 | N G26 | NE G23 | NE | N G28 | N | N | NW |
Tide / Current Tables for Blackslough Landing, San Joaquin River, California
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Thu -- 12:12 AM PST 2.35 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:57 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 05:42 AM PST 0.77 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:17 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 12:03 PM PST Moonrise
Thu -- 12:15 PM PST 3.37 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:17 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 07:53 PM PST 0.53 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:12 AM PST 2.35 feet High Tide
Thu -- 12:57 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 05:42 AM PST 0.77 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:17 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 12:03 PM PST Moonrise
Thu -- 12:15 PM PST 3.37 feet High Tide
Thu -- 05:17 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 07:53 PM PST 0.53 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Tide / Current Tables for Vulcan Island .5 mi E, San Joaquin River, California Current
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Thu -- 12:57 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 01:00 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 03:50 AM PST -0.34 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 06:51 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:17 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 09:50 AM PST 0.66 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 12:03 PM PST Moonrise
Thu -- 01:31 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 05:09 PM PST -0.46 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:16 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 08:55 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:42 PM PST 0.37 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:57 AM PST Moonset
Thu -- 01:00 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 03:50 AM PST -0.34 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 06:51 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 07:17 AM PST Sunrise
Thu -- 09:50 AM PST 0.66 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 12:03 PM PST Moonrise
Thu -- 01:31 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 05:09 PM PST -0.46 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 05:16 PM PST Sunset
Thu -- 08:55 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:42 PM PST 0.37 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
12 am | 1 am | 2 am | 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | 12 pm | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm |
0.2 | 0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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