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PZZ535 Monterey Bay- 300 Am Pdt Tue May 21 2024
Rest of tonight - N wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. Tue - NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 12 seconds and sw 3 ft at 16 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning. Tue night - NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wed - NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. Wed night - W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds, W 6 ft at 11 seconds and sw 2 ft at 16 seconds. Thu - NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 10 seconds and sw 2 ft at 15 seconds. Thu night - W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Fri - NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Fri night - W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Sat - NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Sat night - W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
locally lower winds and seas across sheltered portions of the bay.

PZZ500 300 Am Pdt Tue May 21 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
strong and gusty northwest winds continue over the coastal waters through Thursday, with gale force gusts across the outer coastal waters. Expect hazardous conditions and steeper wind waves during the week. Winds gradually easing later in the week.

FXUS66 KMTR 211109 AFDMTR

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 409 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024

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SYNOPSIS
Issued at 1224 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

Typical summer-like pattern to persist throughout the first half of the week. Temperatures are forecast to dip below seasonal averages by the upcoming weekend as an upper level trough impacts the region.

SHORT TERM
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 321 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024

Similar to the past few days, stratus is confined to coastal regions with the highest concentrations in the Monterey Bay, portions of the Central Coast, and the Salinas Valley with dissipation expected by mid-morning. The main story for tomorrow continues to be the high temperatures and minor heat risk expected throughout the Bay Area and portions of the Central Coast. Temperatures are still expected to peak Tuesday before a slight cool down begins Wednesday.
Inland high temperatures will be 5 to 8 degrees above average with increasingly northerly flow bringing drier and warmer conditions.
Temperatures will range from the 70s to 80s inland with peak temperatures in the mid to upper 80s across the North Bay and portions of the East Bay. Along the coast, onshore flow continues which will keep high temperatures seasonal to slightly below average with highs ranging from the upper 50s to mid 60s.

Minimum RH values will be between 15-35% inland with drier conditions extending closer to the coastline as offshore flow aloft continues. Areas directly adjacent to the will see minimum RH values between 50-75% with onshore flow increasing atmospheric moisture.
Given Tuesday's warmer and drier conditions, minor heat risk is expected for almost all of the Bay Area and Central Coast. People who are extremely sensitive to heat should take precautions while outdoors and remember to drink plenty of water.

LONG TERM
(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 321 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024

Temperatures cool slightly Wednesday and Thursday before a more substantial cool down begins Friday into the weekend as upper level troughing moves into the Bay Area. High temperatures are expected to be on average 5 to 10 degrees below average next weekend with widespread highs in the mid 60s to low 70s inland. Coastal highs will range from the mid 50s to low 60s. Ensemble guidance is starting to agree that some light precipitation (generally less than 0.1") may occur as upper level troughing moves through next weekend.
The Climate Prediction Center continues the trend of below average temperatures and slightly above average precipitation through the end of the month. To put this into context, May traditionally marks the beginning of the dry season for our region as the Pacific High shifts southward and deflects surface low pressure systems northwards of us. Most stations typically observe little to no precipitation from late May through August so any rainfall at all can be considered above average. To sum it up, any precipitation that does occur this weekend is expected be light and non-impactful but can be considered above average given that we typically see

AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 403 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024

VFR for most areas, with IFR-MVFR stratus through mid morning around Monterey Bay and along the San Mateo coast. Low clouds will likely return to these same areas by early this evening.

Vicinity of SFO...VFR. However few-sct clouds around 010 this morning. Light onshore winds early this morning becoming breezy this afternoon with gusts to around 25 kt.

SFO Bridge Approach... Similar to SFO.

Monterey Bay Terminals...IFR-MVFR stratus through mid Tuesday morning with afternoon clearing. Winds modest and onshore with periodic gustiness to around 20 kt this afternoon. Low stratus returns early this evening and persists into Wednesday morning.

MARINE
(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 321 AM PDT Tue May 21 2024

Strong and gusty northwest winds continue over the coastal waters through Thursday, with gale force gusts across the outer coastal waters. Expect hazardous conditions and steeper wind waves during the week. Winds gradually easing later in the week.

MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM PDT Wednesday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.

Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM this afternoon to 3 PM PDT Wednesday for Pt Reyes to Pigeon Pt 0-10 nm.

Gale Warning until 3 PM PDT Wednesday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10-60 NM.

Gale Warning until 3 AM PDT Wednesday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM.

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Santa Cruz
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Tue -- 04:02 AM PDT     -0.28 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 04:35 AM PDT     Moonset
Tue -- 05:55 AM PDT     Sunrise
Tue -- 11:06 AM PDT     3.43 feet High Tide
Tue -- 03:22 PM PDT     2.36 feet Low Tide
Tue -- 06:48 PM PDT     Moonrise
Tue -- 08:14 PM PDT     Sunset
Tue -- 09:30 PM PDT     5.16 feet High Tide
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Santa Cruz, California, Tide feet

Point Pinos
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Tue -- 02:22 AM PDT     -0.85 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 04:35 AM PDT     Moonset
Tue -- 05:55 AM PDT     Sunrise
Tue -- 06:18 AM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 09:20 AM PDT     0.67 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 12:32 PM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 02:50 PM PDT     -0.46 knots Max Ebb
Tue -- 06:05 PM PDT     0.00 knots Slack
Tue -- 06:47 PM PDT     Moonrise
Tue -- 08:13 PM PDT     Sunset
Tue -- 08:54 PM PDT     0.51 knots Max Flood
Tue -- 11:40 PM PDT     -0.00 knots Slack
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Point Pinos, California Current, knots

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