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PZZ540 Coastal Waters From Point Arena To Point Reyes California Out To 10 Nm- 830 Am Pdt Mon May 13 2024
Mon - NW winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 16 seconds. Mon night - NW winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue - S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 7 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Tue night - S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 6 to 8 ft at 11 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed - S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wed night - W winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft at 11 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 14 seconds. Thu - S winds 5 to 10 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and S around 2 ft. Fri - W winds 10 to 15 knots. Wind waves 1 ft. NW swell 5 to 7 ft and sw around 2 ft.

PZZ500 830 Am Pdt Mon May 13 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
fresh breezes out of the northwest continue through at least the midweek, then ease to become gentle to moderate, and more southwesterly. Fair weather will prevail, though marine stratus will create overcast skies through much of the week. Significant wave heights will continue to build to 12-15 feet in the northern outer waters by Tuesday. Wave heights then gradually diminish into the late week.

FXUS66 KMTR 131130 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 430 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

New AVIATION, MARINE

SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1208 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

A relatively quiet pattern will persist featuring overnight and morning coastal clouds with clear skies elsewhere. Inland temperatures will warm into the 70s and 80s each afternoon with cool onshore breezes keeping coastal temperatures in the 60s.

SHORT TERM
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 1208 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

A weak upper low will drift towards the central CA coast while upstream ridging dominates the northeast Pacific. This pattern will promote the subsequent deepening of the marine layer today as low stratus clouds penetrate deeper inland. The top of the marine inversion has continued to increase, and is now up to around 2,000 feet per the Fort Ord profiler. Given this depth wouldn't be surprised to see a little coastal drizzle early this morning in the favorable spots so added this to the forecast. Any accumulations should be quite minor. Otherwise look for low clouds to clear back towards the coast this afternoon with the marine influence keeping coastal/bayside temperatures in the 60s. Elsewhere look for 70s and 80s in the warmest inland valleys, with a few locations in southern Monterey County perhaps nearing 90 degrees. Clouds will push back inland by this evening with mostly cloudy conditions again prevailing for many areas tonight. Lows will dip into the upper 40s

LONG TERM
(Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 1208 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

Temperatures will cool slightly with onshore flow and weak troughing aloft persisting. An upper ridge does build/strengthen over the northeast Pacific by mid week, but it appears our area will remain along its periphery with no strong signal for a warming trend. In general high temperatures will range from the 60s along the coast to the lower-mid 80s for the warmest inland areas. This will only produce a minor HeatRisk for the warmest locations. Lows will generally be in the lower to mid 50s. Coastal clouds are likely during the overnight and AM hours with a gradual clearing towards the coast each afternoon.

AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 430 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

Currently seeing a mix of VFR-LIFR at the terminals. The marine layer is overall on a deepening trend with the depth currently at about 1,800 feet according to the Fort Ord Profiler; however, it did experience a few hours of compression between the 06Z TAF issuance and this one. LIFR-MVFR conditions are slated to return to all terminals except LVK tonight. Ceiling heights will be highly dependent on the evolution of the marine layer between now and then.
Widespread VFR and breezy onshore flow will prevail by this afternoon.

Vicinity of SFO...Currently IFR with breezy westerly flow. High-end IFR-low-end MVFR stratus will continue to impact the terminal through the late morning. Winds will remain onshore and breezy through the TAF period. Confidence is low on what exactly the terminal will see overnight in terms of ceiling height due to the lack of model/guidance consensus and a finicky marine layer. The outcome is highly dependent on the evolution of the marine layer between now and then, but current thinking is that the terminal will see a ceiling and it will likely be low-end MVFR-high-end IFR again.

SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...Currently LIFR with westerly flow at both terminals. Conditions will briefly improve to VFR by the afternoon with a quick return to LIFR this evening for MRY and IFR tonight for SNS. Westerly/northwesterly winds will prevail through the TAF period.

MARINE
(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 430 AM PDT Mon May 13 2024

Fair weather will prevail through the week as surface high pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean builds and moves east.
Fresh northwesterly breezes will prevail Monday and Tuesday before winds begin to diminish mid-week. Significant wave heights will continue to build to 12-15 feet by Tuesday before gradually abating through the rest of the week.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening for Mry Bay-Pt Pinos to Pt Piedras Blancas 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory until 9 AM PDT Tuesday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM.

Small Craft Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM PDT Tuesday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM.

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Bodega Harbor entrance
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Mon -- 01:21 AM PDT     Moonset
Mon -- 02:39 AM PDT     4.99 feet High Tide
Mon -- 06:02 AM PDT     Sunrise
Mon -- 10:16 AM PDT     -0.34 feet Low Tide
Mon -- 10:51 AM PDT     Moonrise
Mon -- 05:48 PM PDT     4.28 feet High Tide
Mon -- 08:15 PM PDT     Sunset
Mon -- 10:51 PM PDT     3.25 feet Low Tide
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Bodega Harbor entrance, California, Tide feet

Salt Point
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Mon -- 01:13 AM PDT     0.46 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 01:23 AM PDT     Moonset
Mon -- 03:48 AM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 06:02 AM PDT     Sunrise
Mon -- 07:22 AM PDT     -1.14 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 10:52 AM PDT     Moonrise
Mon -- 11:39 AM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 02:56 PM PDT     0.85 knots Max Flood
Mon -- 06:23 PM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Mon -- 08:17 PM PDT     Sunset
Mon -- 08:23 PM PDT     -0.36 knots Max Ebb
Mon -- 11:57 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
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Salt Point, California Current, knots

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