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Marine Weather and Tides North Richmond, 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 5:50AM

Sunset 8:37PM

Thursday July 2, 2020 4:15 PM PDT (23:15 UTC)

Moonrise 5:27PM

Moonset 2:38AM

Illumination 93%

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 North Richmond, CA

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

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FXUS66 KMTR 022154 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 254 PM PDT Thu Jul 2 2020

SYNOPSIS. Slightly below normal conditions today. Warming and drying trend through Independence Day. The marine layer will gradually dissipate between now and Saturday night. Slightly cooler with more clouds early next week. Onshore flow will prevail.

DISCUSSION. as of 3:00 PM PDT Thursday . A 556dm 500mb low pressure trough is centered over Alberta Canada and extends southward to encompass the Pacific Northwest, Idaho, Montana, and most importantly, California and the Bay Area. This low pressure system is fairly weak in intensity but has resulted in deepening the marine layer to around 2500 feet at this deepest this morning. Cool air with this trough has led to a regionwide cooldown as well with temperatures running a few to several degrees below normal today.

Forecast models show this low pressure system retreating northward and lingering to our north and playing only a minimal role in the weather over the coming days. This is due to a high pressure system backbuilding from southern New Mexico/western Texas over the coming days and leaning into the base of the trough. As a result, pressure is forecast to trend higher over the majority of the forecast district, except perhaps the extreme North Bay, through the coming days. As a result, warmer, drier air is anticipated to arrive from the southeast and promote warming and drying at the surface through the holiday weekend. Saturday (Independence Day) is forecast to be the warmest day of the holiday weekend though temperatures will only rise to become slightly to somewhat above normal. The warmest inland areas will see afternoon high temperatures ranging from the mid 80s to mid 90s, meanwhile (San Jose, Concord, Livermore, Santa Rosa, Napa), the San Francisco Bay/Monterey Bay Shorelines will be in the low 70s to low 80s depending on distance from the shorelines.

The marine layer is anticipated to become compressed as this high pressure system builds into the majority of our forecast district over the coming days. Initially, this may lead to much more widespread fog and drizzle along the coast as the base of the marine layer is pushed near or to the surface tomorrow night. By Saturday (July 4th), turbulent mixing by dry northerly winds across the coastal waters will scour out the remaining marine layer through the day and into the evening. This will lead to mostly clear skies in time for July 4th festivities though some patches of stratus may attempt to cling on early in the evening along the immediate San Mateo, Monterey coastlines before eventually clearing out as the night progresses.

Short term guidance has backed off somewhat on the risk of north to northwest winds over the North Bay hills Saturday night into Sunday though dry conditions with minimum daytime humidities as low as the teens to low 20s is still expected to occur over the inland areas Saturday and especially on Sunday. Given these dry conditions, elevated fire risk will be present primarily be due to human related activities through the holiday weekend, so please be mindful of any outdoor activities that may lead to a spark that could ignite a wildfire.

By early next week, the same low pressure system over us now remains locked in place over Alberta and will have an opportunity to regain control of our weather pattern Monday night into Tuesday as a series of progressively stronger vorticity waves moves through the base of the trough and rebukes the ridge. This will lead to a slight cooling trend and a rebounding of the marine layer along the coast.

AVIATION. As of 10:57 AM PDT Thursday . For 18Z TAFs. The marine stratus continues to mix-out over the land as of the 18Z TAF publication time with VFR conditions reported around the SF Bay shoreline. There are still some lingering low clouds in parts of the North Bay around STS, as well as in the Salinas Valley near SNS. MRY continues to be blanketed in low clouds. Light winds this morning will increase onshore as the day progresses. Forecast models bring the low clouds back again in the evening/overnight hours.

Vicinity of KSFO . VFR conditions are forecast to prevail for the rest of the morning and afternoon with winds becoming westerly around 15 kt by the afternoon. Models suggest SFO has a better shot of low clouds overnight tonight and into tomorrow.

SFO Bridge Approach . Similar to KSFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals . Low clouds are slowly mixing-out around MRY and SNS this morning. With the deep marine layer, portions of the Monterey Bay Area/Peninsula may likely see the clouds all day long. Areas that do clear will see the low clouds return in the late afternoon/evening hours.

MARINE. as of 02:05 PM PDT Thursday . Moderate to strong northwest winds will continue over the northern outer waters today. These winds will generate steep fresh swell resulting in hazardous seas conditions, particularly for smaller vessels. Generally light to moderate winds expected elsewhere as high pressure weakens off the California coast and a low pressure system develops off the Pacific Northwest. Winds will begin to subside tonight and tomorrow, though locally breezy conditions over the northern outer waters will persist into the weekend. A long-period southerly swell train will arrive late tonight into tomorrow. This will cause occasional breaking waves over nearshore shoals and strong currents along the coast, especially near points and headlands.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. Tngt. SCA . Pt Arena to Pigeon Pt 10-60 nm SCA . SF Bay until 9 PM



PUBLIC FORECAST: DRP AVIATION: Rowe MARINE: Rowe

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
RCMC1 - 9414863 - Richmond, CA	5 mi	45 min	SSW 11 G 19	61°F	65°F		1013 hPa
PPXC1 - 9414847 - Richmond (Point Potrero), CA	7 mi	45 min	WSW 18 G 25	61°F			1013.1 hPa
DPXC1 - 9415141 - Davis Point, San Pablo Bay, CA	8 mi	45 min	WSW 19 G 22	65°F			1011.7 hPa
TIBC1 - Tiburon Pier, San Francisco Bay, CA	8 mi	35 min	SW 11	60°F			1013 hPa
FTPC1 - 9414290 - San Francisco, CA	14 mi	45 min	WSW 13 G 22	60°F	64°F		1013.8 hPa
OBXC1	14 mi	45 min		63°F				56°F
OKXC1 - 9414776 - Oakland (Berth 34), CA	14 mi	45 min	W 13 G 15	63°F			1012.9 hPa
OMHC1 - 9414769 - Oakland Middle Harbor Met, CA	14 mi	45 min	W 14 G 16
PXOC1 - 9414311 - San Francisco (Pier 1), CA	14 mi	45 min	SW 6 G 17	65°F			1012.1 hPa
PXSC1	14 mi	45 min		64°F				54°F
UPBC1	15 mi	45 min	W 16 G 20
MZXC1 - 9415102 - Martinez-Amorco CA	15 mi	45 min	WSW 15 G 17	70°F	69°F		1011.5 hPa
LNDC1	16 mi	45 min	W 11 G 15	65°F			1012.8 hPa
AAMC1 - 9414750 - Alameda, CA	17 mi	45 min	W 8.9 G 13	65°F	68°F		1013 hPa
46237 - San Francisco Bar, CA (142)	19 mi	45 min			59°F	5 ft
PCOC1 - 9415144 - Port Chicago, CA	20 mi	45 min	W 17 G 20	71°F	71°F		1011 hPa
SFXC1 - San Francisco Bay Reserve, CA	24 mi	90 min	W 12
PSBC1 - 9415115 - Pittsburg (Suisun Bay), CA	27 mi	45 min	NW 14 G 21	74°F			1010.4 hPa
46026 - SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA	29 mi	25 min	S 7.8 G 9.7	55°F		6 ft	1014.3 hPa	53°F
RTYC1 - 9414523 - Redwood City, CA	35 mi	45 min	NW 12 G 15	69°F	75°F		1012.5 hPa

Wind History for Richmond, CA

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Novato / Gnoss Field, CA	13 mi	40 min	N 10 G 17	10.00 mi	Fair	79°F	53°F	42%	1011.8 hPa
Napa, Napa County Airport, CA	16 mi	21 min	SSW 22 G 27	10.00 mi	Fair and Breezy	70°F	54°F	57%	1010.9 hPa
Concord, Buchanan Field, CA	19 mi	22 min	W 16	10.00 mi	Fair	76°F	52°F	43%	1009.9 hPa
Petaluma Municipal Airport, CA	21 mi	20 min	WNW 8 G 15	6.00 mi	Fair with Haze	73°F	55°F	53%	1012.5 hPa
Oakland, Metro Oakland International Airport, CA	23 mi	22 min	WNW 14	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	73°F	54°F	51%	1012.5 hPa

Link to 5 minute data for KDVO

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Tide / Current Tables for Pinole Point, San Pablo Bay, California

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Tide / Current Tables for Pinole Point 1.2 mi W, San Pablo Bay, California Current

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Wind Forecast for San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA (19,4,5,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Sacramento, CA

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