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Marine Weather and Tides
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| Sunrise 5:59AM | Sunset 8:18PM | Thursday May 13, 2021 6:37 AM PDT (13:37 UTC) | Moonrise 6:15AM | Moonset 9:25PM | Illumination 4% |  |
PZZ540 Coastal Waters From Point Arena To Point Reyes California Out To 10 Nm- 243 Am Pdt Thu May 13 2021
.small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late Friday night...
Today..S winds up to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. S swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Fri..NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. Mixed swell nw around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Fri night..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. SWell sw 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds.
Sat..S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Sat night..S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Sun..NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. SWell sw 2 to 3 ft.
Mon..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft.
.small craft advisory in effect from this evening through late Friday night...
Today..S winds up to 10 kt, becoming W this afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 2 ft. S swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw around 2 ft at 15 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
Tonight..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 5 to 6 ft. W swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 15 seconds.
Fri..NW winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Wind waves 9 to 10 ft. Mixed swell nw around 2 ft at 10 seconds and S around 2 ft at 14 seconds.
Fri night..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 9 to 11 ft. SWell sw 2 to 3 ft at 18 seconds.
Sat..S winds up to 10 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft at 16 seconds.
Sat night..S winds 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves 8 to 9 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft at 17 seconds.
Sun..NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 6 to 7 ft. SWell sw 2 to 3 ft.
Mon..NW winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 5 ft. SWell sw around 2 ft.
PZZ500 243 Am Pdt Thu May 13 2021
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... Winds remain light to breezy over much of the waters, with increasing northwest winds over the northern outer waters as the next system moves southward over the northeast pacific. As the swell remains mixed between the light northwest and southerly swells, winds will increase on Friday over the northern outer waters generating steep, fresh swell making for hazardous conditions for smaller vessels into the weekend. As the system approaches the coast Friday afternoon into Friday evening, there is a slight chance for some light precipitation over coastal waters. An isolated storm may be possible, but confidence was too low to add it to the official forecast.
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay..Greater farallones...and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries... Winds remain light to breezy over much of the waters, with increasing northwest winds over the northern outer waters as the next system moves southward over the northeast pacific. As the swell remains mixed between the light northwest and southerly swells, winds will increase on Friday over the northern outer waters generating steep, fresh swell making for hazardous conditions for smaller vessels into the weekend. As the system approaches the coast Friday afternoon into Friday evening, there is a slight chance for some light precipitation over coastal waters. An isolated storm may be possible, but confidence was too low to add it to the official forecast.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Sea Ranch, 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 431 AM PDT Thu May 13 2021
SYNOPSIS. Cooling trend will continue through the remainder of the week, with increasing night and morning low clouds and patchy fog. Near to slightly below normal daytime temperatures will then persist into the upcoming weekend, along with mainly dry weather conditions. However, some drizzle will be possible along the coast late Friday night and Saturday morning.
DISCUSSION. as of 3:34 AM PDT Thursday . Solid push of marine stratus overnight per satellite fog product. Fort Ord profiler doesn't show a drastic increase in the marine layer depth, but satellite reveals clouds cover much of the inland valleys. In addition to the low clouds some patchy fog and mist is also being reported. Expect the low clouds to hang through early this morning with a gradual clearing back to the coast.
No major updates to the forecast in the near term. Despite some afternoon sunshine temperatures this afternoon will be cooler with upper 50s to 60s coast and 70s/80s inland. The marine layer will surge inland again tonight and linger through Friday morning with patchy fog/drizzle. A few more degrees of cooling are expected on Friday, but very minor in the big picture.
A pattern change heading into the weekend as an upper level low develops and moves over the Bay Area. The developing low will help to really deepen the marine layer by Saturday morning. Models have been showing drizzle so that remains in the forecast. Would not be surprised one bit to see a few hundredths accumulate along the coast or coastal mountains early Saturday. As for more widespread or better chances of precip, it's looking less likely. Earlier model runs had suggested some scattered showers or possibly some thunderstorms Friday night and over the weekend. The 00Z model runs, both deterministic and ensembles, have shifted the upper low slightly westward and take the upper moisture/instability farther west too. Given that upper lows are tricky and model run consistency is lacking will keep the forecast dry for now. There still is a chance for thunder over the Sierra and the mountain ranges to the north of the Bay Area, low confidence for the Bay Area. Regardless of precip, the passing low will keep night/morning clouds in place with cool temperatures.
Quiet and dry weather for early next week as well.
AVIATION. As of 04:31 AM PDT Thursday . For the 12Z TAFs. Widespread stratus reaching all the terminals Thursday morning. A few terminals in the west SF Bay shoreline and South Bay are MVFR, while the rest vary between IFR and LIFR. Models are increasingly leaning towards later clearing, so the TAFs were updated pushing it out to between 18Z to 19Z, with some coastal terminals holding on to 20Z. Winds are light, but after the clouds clear, winds will increase and be breezy Thursday afternoon. VFR conditions will be brief as models are indicating for an earlier return of cigs Thursday night with winds subsiding late. As a low pressure system inches closer to the coast, it should influence the marine layer to deepen, so slightly higher cigs are put in the TAFs for Thursday night for IFR/MVFR conditions, with isolated LIFR possible.
Vicinity of KSFO . MVFR conditions expected through early Thursday morning. There is a chance for IFR conditions, so a TEMPO group was added, but there is low confidence in cigs falling. Clouds will linger around the terminal with longer time needed for clearing. Currently projecting VFR after 19Z. Winds will increase with winds up to 20 kts Thursday afternoon. Winds will remain breezy through the evening as MVFR cigs returning with levels falling toward IFR levels overnight.
SFO Bridge Approach . Similar to KSFO.
Monterey Bay Terminals . LIFR for low cigs and reduced vis. Reduced conditions will linger longer until 18Z with coastal terminals holding on until after 20Z. VFR briefly with breezy onshore winds Thursday afternoon. While the marine layer is forecast to deepen slightly, IFR conditions are still expected Thursday night and expected to return after 00Z, which increasing chances for the return to IFR overnight.
MARINE. as of 02:43 AM PDT Thursday . Winds remain light to breezy over much of the waters, with increasing northwest winds over the northern outer waters as the next system moves southward over the northeast Pacific. As the swell remains mixed between the light northwest and southerly swells, winds will increase on Friday over the northern outer waters generating steep, fresh swell making for hazardous conditions for smaller vessels into the weekend. As the system approaches the coast Friday afternoon into Friday evening, there is a slight chance for some light precipitation over coastal waters. An isolated storm may be possible, but confidence was too low to add it to the official forecast.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. Tday. SCA . Pt Arena to Pigeon Pt 10-60 nm
PUBLIC FORECAST: MM AVIATION: DK MARINE: DK
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Weather Reporting Stations
EDIT (on/off) Help NOTE: Click on distance to see the station location on a map| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air Temp | Water Temp | Waves | Pressure | DewPt |
| ANVC1 - 9416841 - Arena Cove, CA | 14 mi | 55 min | ESE 2.9 G 4.1 | 46°F | 1017.2 hPa | |||
| BDXC1 | 39 mi | 91 min | 53°F | |||||
| 46014 - PT ARENA - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA | 40 mi | 37 min | NNW 19 G 23 | 47°F | 50°F | 1017.4 hPa (+0.0) | 47°F |
Wind History for Arena Cove, CA
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| Last 24hr | NE | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | S | SW | SW | W | NW | NW G11 | W G8 | W | W G6 | NW | W G6 | N | NW G5 | E | E | E | SE | E |
| 1 day ago | E | -- | SW | SW G10 | S G11 | S G11 | SW | SW | NW | W | NW G11 | NW | W G9 | NW | N | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | S | S |
| 2 days ago | N G8 | NW G8 | NW G6 | NW G11 | N G12 | NW G11 | NW G10 | NW G12 | NW G14 | NW G17 | NW G13 | NW G11 | NW G11 | E | N G6 | SW G6 | NW G5 | NE G7 | NE G9 | NE G8 | E G6 | E G6 | E | E |
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 |
| Ukiah Municipal Airport, CA | 32 mi | 41 min | SE 3 | 10.00 mi | Fair | 48°F | 43°F | 83% | 1015.9 hPa |
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Wind History from UKI (wind in knots)
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Tide / Current Tables for Arena Cove, California (2)
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Thu -- 06:03 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:02 AM PDT -0.61 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:15 AM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 02:01 PM PDT 4.20 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:44 PM PDT 2.92 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:19 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:26 PM PDT Moonset
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 06:03 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:02 AM PDT -0.61 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 07:15 AM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 02:01 PM PDT 4.20 feet High Tide
Thu -- 06:44 PM PDT 2.92 feet Low Tide
Thu -- 08:19 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:26 PM PDT Moonset
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 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
Tide / Current Tables for Point Arena, California Current
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Thu -- 12:50 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 04:13 AM PDT -1.36 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 06:03 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:15 AM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 08:07 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:07 AM PDT 1.00 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 02:38 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 04:46 PM PDT -0.62 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 07:46 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 08:19 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:26 PM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 10:41 PM PDT 0.64 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Thu -- 12:50 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 04:13 AM PDT -1.36 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 06:03 AM PDT Sunrise
Thu -- 07:15 AM PDT Moonrise
Thu -- 08:07 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 11:07 AM PDT 1.00 knots Max Flood
Thu -- 02:38 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 04:46 PM PDT -0.62 knots Max Ebb
Thu -- 07:46 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Thu -- 08:19 PM PDT Sunset
Thu -- 10:26 PM PDT Moonset
Thu -- 10:41 PM PDT 0.64 knots Max Flood
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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| 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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