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Marine Weather and Tides
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Sunrise 6:37AM | Sunset 6:05PM | Tuesday March 2, 2021 6:58 PM PST (02:58 UTC) | Moonrise 10:16PM | Moonset 8:51AM | Illumination 80% | ![]() |
PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 153 Pm Pst Tue Mar 2 2021
Rest of today..W winds up to 10 kt.
Tonight..SW winds up to 10 kt.
Wed..SW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Wed night..SW winds 5 to 15 kt.
Thu..SW winds 5 to 15 kt.
Thu night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt.
Fri..SW winds 5 to 15 kt. A chance of rain.
Sat..W winds 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
Rest of today..W winds up to 10 kt.
Tonight..SW winds up to 10 kt.
Wed..SW winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
Wed night..SW winds 5 to 15 kt.
Thu..SW winds 5 to 15 kt.
Thu night..SW winds 5 to 10 kt.
Fri..SW winds 5 to 15 kt. A chance of rain.
Sat..W winds 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
PZZ500 153 Pm Pst Tue Mar 2 2021
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... A low pressure system over the eastern pacific will move across the waters into tomorrow, though winds will remain generally light to locally moderate. Building northwest swell will cause hazardous seas conditions for smaller vessels into tomorrow morning over the outer waters. Winds will gradually increase and turn southerly on Thursday ahead of the next frontal system set to arrive Friday and Saturday. Moderate northwest swell will over the next couple of days before a longer period northwest swell arrives late this week.
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... A low pressure system over the eastern pacific will move across the waters into tomorrow, though winds will remain generally light to locally moderate. Building northwest swell will cause hazardous seas conditions for smaller vessels into tomorrow morning over the outer waters. Winds will gradually increase and turn southerly on Thursday ahead of the next frontal system set to arrive Friday and Saturday. Moderate northwest swell will over the next couple of days before a longer period northwest swell arrives late this week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Pinole, CA
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Area Discussion for - San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area 336 PM PST Tue Mar 2 2021
SYNOPSIS. Dry and mild weather conditions continue with slight cooling late in the week. Rain chances increase late Friday into Saturday with the potential for unsettled conditions to persist into early next week.
DISCUSSION. as of 02:08 PM PST Tuesday . Fairly clear skies continue over the region as a low pressure system spins well offshore to our west. That system will stream some high clouds over CA and will move southward then into SoCal. For the Bay Area and Central CA, we'll remain dry and mild for much of this week. Daytime highs will range in the 60s to low 70s and overnight lows will be in the 40s along the coast and in the 30s for the colder inland valleys.
The big story is that we're watching the forecast models for an incoming cold front this weekend. Models continue to suggest that light rain could start up in the North Bay on Friday aftn/evening then move southward across our region through Saturday. The heaviest rain should fall Saturday morning. Confidence remains low on the details of rain rates, but we are monitoring the trends in case it could impact burn scars. Rain totals will generally be light to moderate for our CWA. Coastal mountains should have the highest amounts around 0.5-1", but the inland areas will be much lighter around 0.25" or less with some areas in the North Bay or near the coast getting up to 0.4". Winds with this frontal passage should be enhanced starting with southwesterly flow and then turning northwesterly behind the front. Still trying to nail down exactly how strong wind gusts could be and if the higher 925 mb winds will mix down to the surface. Initial estimates are that wind gusts could range 15-25 mph, locally higher over peaks and ridges. One thing to note about the forecast is that the prior ECMWF run was suggesting that the storm could turn into a cut-off low and move just south of our region . which would have meant a drier scenario for our CWA. Latest deterministic ECMWF run has returned back to a typical trough moving inland. In addition, the ECMWF ensemble showed 36 out of 50 members with rain and the GFS ensemble showed 26 out of 30 members with rain, so there is less confidence in the cut-off low being a possibility.
Showers will diminish by Saturday afternoon/evening, but we could see some lingering light showers on Sunday, mainly in the North Bay. Models then suggest that another storm could move in sometime Monday or Tuesday and that unsettled weather will continue next week.
AVIATION. as of 3:35 PM PST Tuesday . For the 00Z TAFs. VFR as high clouds continue to push over the Bay Area. Winds continue to diminish and will be more variable through the night. Onshore winds, breezier closer to the coast, return on Wednesday. High clouds prevail. The better chance for lower clouds look to be after 00Z and outside the TAF period. Vicinity of KSFO . VFR through the TAF period. Winds continue to subside, becoming light and variable overnight. Increasing NW winds Wednesday afternoon. Models hinting and lower clouds moving into the Bay Area Wednesday evening and will be monitored. SFO Bridge Approach . Similar to KSFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals . VFR. A few clouds are growing off the Gabilan Range at this hour, but prevailing SW flow aloft is keeping it away from the terminals at this point, so continued to keep heavy low cigs out of the tafs, but some SCT low clouds still possible overnight. Winds switch back to NW tomorrow afternoon as high clouds remain.
MARINE. as of 01:53 PM PST Tuesday . A low pressure system over the eastern Pacific will move across the waters into tomorrow, though winds will remain generally light to locally moderate. Building northwest swell will cause hazardous seas conditions for smaller vessels into tomorrow morning over the outer waters. Winds will gradually increase and turn southerly on Thursday ahead of the next frontal system set to arrive Friday and Saturday. Moderate northwest swell will over the next couple of days before a longer period northwest swell arrives late this week.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. Tngt. SCA . Pt Arena to Pigeon Pt 10-60 nm SCA . Pigeon Pt to Pt Piedras Blancas 10-60 nm
PUBLIC FORECAST: Bingaman AVIATION: DK MARINE: AS
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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 |
Napa, Napa County Airport, CA | 12 mi | 65 min | W 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 59°F | 44°F | 58% | 1009.2 hPa |
Novato / Gnoss Field, CA | 14 mi | 84 min | NNW 9 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 59°F | 45°F | 59% | 1010.2 hPa |
Concord, Buchanan Field, CA | 16 mi | 66 min | NNW 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 62°F | 36°F | 38% | 1008.6 hPa |
Petaluma Municipal Airport, CA | 21 mi | 64 min | NW 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 54°F | 43°F | 67% | 1010.8 hPa |
Oakland, Metro Oakland International Airport, CA | 24 mi | 66 min | WNW 5 | 10.00 mi | Overcast | 59°F | 45°F | 60% | 1010.8 hPa |
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Tide / Current Tables for Pinole Point, San Pablo Bay, California
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Tue -- 02:50 AM PST 6.12 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:39 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:51 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 08:54 AM PST 0.73 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 03:02 PM PST 5.43 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:04 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 08:59 PM PST 0.84 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 10:16 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 02:50 AM PST 6.12 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:39 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:51 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 08:54 AM PST 0.73 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 03:02 PM PST 5.43 feet High Tide
Tue -- 06:04 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 08:59 PM PST 0.84 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 10:16 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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3.8 | 5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Tide / Current Tables for Pinole Point 1.2 mi W, San Pablo Bay, California Current
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Tue -- 03:29 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:20 AM PST -1.00 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 06:39 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:51 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 09:50 AM PST 0.01 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:01 PM PST 0.82 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 03:50 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:04 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 06:32 PM PST -1.00 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 09:41 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 10:16 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Tue -- 03:29 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:20 AM PST -1.00 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 06:39 AM PST Sunrise
Tue -- 08:51 AM PST Moonset
Tue -- 09:50 AM PST 0.01 knots Slack
Tue -- 12:01 PM PST 0.82 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 03:50 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:04 PM PST Sunset
Tue -- 06:32 PM PST -1.00 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 09:41 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 10:16 PM PST Moonrise
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
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