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Sunrise 7:21AM | Sunset 5:18PM | Monday January 18, 2021 6:22 PM PST (02:22 UTC) | Moonrise 10:53AM | Moonset 11:06PM | Illumination 31% | ![]() |
PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 200 Pm Pst Mon Jan 18 2021
.small craft advisory in effect until 5 pm pst this afternoon...
.gale warning in effect from 5 pm pst this afternoon through Tuesday afternoon...
Rest of today..N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Tonight..N winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.
Tue..N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.
Tue night..NE winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Wed..NE winds around 5 kt.
Wed night..W winds around 5 kt.
Thu..W winds up to 10 kt.
Fri..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
.small craft advisory in effect until 5 pm pst this afternoon...
.gale warning in effect from 5 pm pst this afternoon through Tuesday afternoon...
Rest of today..N winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt.
Tonight..N winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.
Tue..N winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 50 kt.
Tue night..NE winds 5 to 15 kt with gusts up to 40 kt.
Wed..NE winds around 5 kt.
Wed night..W winds around 5 kt.
Thu..W winds up to 10 kt.
Fri..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. A chance of rain.
PZZ500 200 Pm Pst Mon Jan 18 2021
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... Northerly winds will continue to increase over the waters into tonight with occasional low end gale-force gusts possible. Winds will pick up substantially tonight as a burst of strong offshore winds over land spills over into the waters. Widespread gale force conditions will then persist through tomorrow morning over the entire coastal waters including the san francisco and Monterey bays. This will result in widespread hazardous conditions. A large, very long period northwest swell will continue to impact the waters into this evening bringing additional hazards. The next long period northwest swell will arrive mid-week.
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... Northerly winds will continue to increase over the waters into tonight with occasional low end gale-force gusts possible. Winds will pick up substantially tonight as a burst of strong offshore winds over land spills over into the waters. Widespread gale force conditions will then persist through tomorrow morning over the entire coastal waters including the san francisco and Monterey bays. This will result in widespread hazardous conditions. A large, very long period northwest swell will continue to impact the waters into this evening bringing additional hazards. The next long period northwest swell will arrive mid-week.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near American Canyon, CA
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Area Discussion for - Sacramento, CA
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Sacramento CA 252 PM PST Mon Jan 18 2021
SYNOPSIS. Strong, gusty north to east winds will continue through Tuesday night. Less windy conditions expected by mid-week, then rain and snow return for the end of the week.
DISCUSSION. Some areas seeing a lull/decrease in the wind gusts from last nite/earlier this morning over Norcal as the initial low pressure system drops to the south (near 30N/120W) and away from our region. The 2nd system located near the ID/NV border is forecast to retrograde across NV and the Srn half of CA through Tue. This feature is deeper/colder (5H heights 546-550 dam compared to the initial system 567-568 dam), albeit it will be taking a different track across our region. This track favors a much stronger minus U [horizontal (to the W)] component of the wind in this particular case and a larger area in Norcal, mostly in our CWA, under a significant standardized wind anomaly (-5). Thus, we are expecting another late night/early morning round of significantly strong N to E winds over our CWA. Given the virtually unidirectional NE flow aloft, wind speeds could exceed that of last nite over the Sierra and with the reverse Gap flow through the Carquinez Strait. Pressure gradients are likely to peak similar to last nite/early this morning, with MFR-SAC around 15 mbs and RNO-SAC around 9-10 mbs. Local gusts 80+ mph are expected over the Sierra, 70+ near Jarbo Gap, and up to 50 mph on the W side of the Valley and Solano Co areas. The NAEFS anomaly table still pointing toward a potentially stronger wind event for areas to the southwest of Sacramento early Tuesday with a return interval near 30 years. Power outages and tree damage are certainly not out of the question.
Satellite shows some cumuliform cloudiness with the 2nd system which the NE flow could bank up along the E side of the Sierra Crest with possible spill-over snow showers on our side of zone 69. These system will bring CAA winds (due to the deeper/colder low) so min temps will be colder as well, but not as cold as Wed morning when winds subside allowing for strong radiational cooling in the Valley. The CAA will also result in cooler max temps for Tue.
By Tuesday evening, winds will start to decrease, especially across the Valley. Gusty winds are expected to linger over the Sierra Tuesday night, weakening significantly by Wednesday morning. Min temps will cool into the 30s by Wed and for the rest of the week. The dry air mass will preclude much widespread frost until the latter half of the week, although cloud cover, or the lack of it, will make it rather problematic for now.
Over the course of the week, temperatures will gradually cool through the 60s in the Valley, with temps returning to near normal by Fri with highs in the 50s in the Valley, 30s to 40s in the foothills and mtns.
Although there are model timing differences on Fri, we are reasonably certain in the chances of rain/mountain snow on Fri. There is enough model agreement that a seasonably cold upper trof will move into Norcal on Fri giving the CWA a chance of precip. The heaviest amounts are forecast over the Sierra (liquid amounts up to a half inch or so, and 5-7 inches or so of snow) but only a few hundredths in the Valley.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION (Friday THROUGH Monday).
Ensemble guidance is in good agreement a low pressure system will bring some unsettled weather to northern California Friday into Saturday as it digs south along the West Coast. Precip amounts for valley locations are not expected to be all that much. The foothills and mountains will see better chances for measurable precip. After a possible break in the stormy weather Saturday, we could see another impulse bring potentially more wet weather to the area by the end of the weekend and into next week. Models are indicating this second system could be more impactful then the Friday into Saturday system.
AVIATION.
VFR conditions next 24 hours. North wind gusts up to 30-40 kts in the Central Valley and Delta, locally higher. Areas of northeast to east wind gusts stronger than 50 kts over the Sierra.
STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. High Wind Warning until 7 PM PST Tuesday for Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley-Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County-West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-Western Plumas County/Lassen Park.
Wind Advisory until 7 PM PST Tuesday for Carquinez Strait and Delta-Central Sacramento Valley-Motherlode-Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County-Northern Sacramento Valley-Northern San Joaquin Valley-Southern Sacramento Valley.
Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off)  Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a mapWind History for Union Pacific Rail Road Bridge (UPRR), CA
(wind in knots) EDIT (on/off)  Help7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM | 11 PM | 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 | |
Last 24hr | W | SE | NW | W | W | NW | SE | E | E | E G7 | SE | SW G7 | W | -- | W | NE G13 | N G14 | N G13 | NE G6 | NE G9 | N G14 | N G16 | N | N G13 |
1 day ago | NW | NW | W | W | NW | W | W | -- | SE | E | SE | SE G10 | SE | SE | SE | E G8 | E | E | E | E | E | N | NE | NE |
2 days ago | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | W | W | W | NW | N | W | W | W | NW | W | NW | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
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 | 1 mi | 28 min | N 12 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 69°F | 18°F | 14% | 1011.7 hPa |
Novato / Gnoss Field, CA | 14 mi | 27 min | NNW 7 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 61°F | 18°F | 19% | 1012.9 hPa |
Fairfield / Travis Air Force Base, CA | 20 mi | 24 min | NNW 14 G 18 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 67°F | 13°F | 12% | 1012.8 hPa |
Concord, Buchanan Field, CA | 21 mi | 29 min | N 4 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 63°F | 26°F | 25% | 1011.4 hPa |
Vacaville Nut Tree Airport, CA | 22 mi | 29 min | N 24 G 32 | 10.00 mi | Fair and Windy | 68°F | 12°F | 11% | 1013.2 hPa |
Link to 5 minute data for KAPC
Wind History from APC (wind in knots)
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Last 24hr | NE | E | Calm | Calm | Calm | SE | Calm | SE | S | Calm | S | W | N | N G33 | N G36 | N G24 | N G37 | N G34 | N G22 | N G22 | N | N | NW | N |
1 day ago | Calm | Calm | SE | NE | Calm | Calm | Calm | E | Calm | NE | NE | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | W | Calm | Calm | SW | SW | SW | SW | E |
2 days ago | Calm | E | Calm | N | N | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | Calm | SW | W | S | SW | S | S |
Tide / Current Tables for Brazos Drawbridge, Napa River, Carquinez Strait, California
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Mon -- 05:45 AM PST 5.98 feet High Tide
Mon -- 07:23 AM PST Sunrise
Mon -- 10:52 AM PST Moonrise
Mon -- 11:52 AM PST 2.14 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 04:58 PM PST 5.23 feet High Tide
Mon -- 05:16 PM PST Sunset
Mon -- 11:06 PM PST Moonset
Mon -- 11:42 PM PST 0.81 feet Low Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Mon -- 05:45 AM PST 5.98 feet High Tide
Mon -- 07:23 AM PST Sunrise
Mon -- 10:52 AM PST Moonrise
Mon -- 11:52 AM PST 2.14 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 04:58 PM PST 5.23 feet High Tide
Mon -- 05:16 PM PST Sunset
Mon -- 11:06 PM PST Moonset
Mon -- 11:42 PM PST 0.81 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 |
0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
Tide / Current Tables for Mare Island Strait, So Vallejo, San Pablo Bay, California Current
EDIT (on/off)  Help One Week of DataMare Island Strait
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Mon -- 02:50 AM PST 1.49 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 06:09 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 07:22 AM PST Sunrise
Mon -- 08:16 AM PST -1.32 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 10:52 AM PST Moonrise
Mon -- 11:36 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 02:36 PM PST 1.03 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 05:16 PM PST Sunset
Mon -- 05:20 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 07:51 PM PST -1.91 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 11:06 PM PST Moonset
Mon -- 11:51 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Mon -- 02:50 AM PST 1.49 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 06:09 AM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 07:22 AM PST Sunrise
Mon -- 08:16 AM PST -1.32 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 10:52 AM PST Moonrise
Mon -- 11:36 AM PST 0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 02:36 PM PST 1.03 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 05:16 PM PST Sunset
Mon -- 05:20 PM PST -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 07:51 PM PST -1.91 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 11:06 PM PST Moonset
Mon -- 11:51 PM PST 0.00 knots Slack
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 |
0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
Weather Map
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