Marine Weather and Tide Forecast
Sample Forecast for Sausalito, CA
May 17, 2024 6:51 PM PDT (01:51 UTC) Change Location
Sunrise 5:55 AM Sunset 8:16 PM Moonrise 1:54 PM Moonset 2:08 AM |
PZZ530 San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, The West Delta And The San Francisco Bay North Of The Bay Bridge- 200 Pm Pdt Fri May 17 2024
This afternoon - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tonight - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sat - SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sat night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sun - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Sun night - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon - W wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Mon night - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tue - SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Waves around 2 ft or less.
Tue night - SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Waves around 2 ft or less.
PZZ500 200 Pm Pdt Fri May 17 2024
Synopsis for the central california coast and bays including the Monterey bay - Greater farallones - .and cordell bank national marine sanctuaries - .
northwesterly winds continue to increase into then night, especially near the northernmost zones with gale- force gusts expected in the northern outer waters. Gale- force winds start to move closer to some of the southern zones into the weekend. Rougher seas are expected for the outer waters starting this weekend and lasting well into the next work week.
northwesterly winds continue to increase into then night, especially near the northernmost zones with gale- force gusts expected in the northern outer waters. Gale- force winds start to move closer to some of the southern zones into the weekend. Rougher seas are expected for the outer waters starting this weekend and lasting well into the next work week.
Area Discussion for - San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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FXUS66 KMTR 180054 AFDMTR
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 554 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
New LONG TERM
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 108 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
Quiet weather persists. Widespread stratus coverage dissipating by mid-to-late morning with breezy, clear conditions developing by the afternoon. Heading into the weekend, stratus coverage will be diminished with stratus primarily confined to coastal regions and down into the Salinas Valley.
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 108 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
Low clouds continue to erode across most inland areas as of early afternoon, but are still hanging on around the Monterey Bay region and adjacent valleys, Santa Cruz Mountains, and coastal areas of the North Bay. Tonight, expecting less inland penetration of stratus across the North Bay and the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
However, stratus will spread back inland and down into the Salinas Valley (and adjacent valleys). Where stratus does develop, drizzle will remain possible again tonight into Saturday morning.
Morning cloud cover will retreat back to the coast by mid-to-late morning or early afternoon. Saturday will be seasonably cool with temperatures near the coast in the upper 50's to mid 60's and mid 60's to upper 70's inland across the far interior.
LONG TERM
(Saturday night through next Friday)
Issued at 537 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
An upper level trough develops over the West Coast later in the weekend, the first in a series of upper level troughs expected to impact the western United States through the next week. The troughing pattern will cool 850 mb temperatures to around the mid to upper 50s. Coincidentally, sea surface temperatures as currently observed are also around this range, and an old rule of thumb is that stratus decks don't typically develop whenever the 850 mb and sea surface temperatures are close to each other. The end result of all of this: a potential for more enhanced mixing out of the marine layer next week, with a consequent warmup for the inland regions in the early part of the work week. Temperature forecasts for next week are low confidence at this time. The current expectation is for highs to range from the mid 70s to the low 80s in the inland valleys, with coastal regions remaining cool near the upper 50s to lower 60s.
CPC products show a lean towards temperatures below seasonal averages, and precipitation above seasonal averages, through the end of May.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 505 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
A discontinuous marine layer continues to hug the coast this evening with MVFR cigs impacting MRY and SNS. Once the sun sets do expect the marine layer to move inland, but inland impacts are lower confidence especially inside SF Bay and East Bay. Any Saturday morning cigs will erode back to the coast with VFR expected at all terminal Saturday afternoon. Additionally, there is a 20-30% of fog impacting MRY and SNS Saturday morning.
Vicinity of SFO...Breezy NW winds will persist through the evening rush. Cigs will linger in the gap this evening, but not expecting cigs at SFO.
SFO Bridge Approach...Some cigs around 1500 feet have a chc of impacting the approach during the Saturday AM rush. Conf is 50-60%.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Despite a SW wind at MRY cigs remain.
TAFS were update to keep cigs this evening and for the rest of the night. Less than 15% chc of a brief period of SCT cigs at MRY/SNS this evening. Cigs have a better chance of clearing late Saturday AM.
MARINE
(Tonight through next Wednesday)
Issued at 446 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
Northwesterly winds continue to increase into then night, especially near the northernmost zones with gale- force gusts expected in the northern outer waters. Gale- force winds start to move closer to some of the southern zones into the weekend.
Rougher seas are expected for the outer waters starting this weekend and lasting well into the next work week.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 9 AM PDT Sunday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Gale Warning until 9 AM PDT Sunday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10- 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 PM Saturday to 9 AM PDT Sunday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 554 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
New LONG TERM
SYNOPSIS
Issued at 108 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
Quiet weather persists. Widespread stratus coverage dissipating by mid-to-late morning with breezy, clear conditions developing by the afternoon. Heading into the weekend, stratus coverage will be diminished with stratus primarily confined to coastal regions and down into the Salinas Valley.
SHORT TERM
(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 108 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
Low clouds continue to erode across most inland areas as of early afternoon, but are still hanging on around the Monterey Bay region and adjacent valleys, Santa Cruz Mountains, and coastal areas of the North Bay. Tonight, expecting less inland penetration of stratus across the North Bay and the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
However, stratus will spread back inland and down into the Salinas Valley (and adjacent valleys). Where stratus does develop, drizzle will remain possible again tonight into Saturday morning.
Morning cloud cover will retreat back to the coast by mid-to-late morning or early afternoon. Saturday will be seasonably cool with temperatures near the coast in the upper 50's to mid 60's and mid 60's to upper 70's inland across the far interior.
LONG TERM
(Saturday night through next Friday)
Issued at 537 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
An upper level trough develops over the West Coast later in the weekend, the first in a series of upper level troughs expected to impact the western United States through the next week. The troughing pattern will cool 850 mb temperatures to around the mid to upper 50s. Coincidentally, sea surface temperatures as currently observed are also around this range, and an old rule of thumb is that stratus decks don't typically develop whenever the 850 mb and sea surface temperatures are close to each other. The end result of all of this: a potential for more enhanced mixing out of the marine layer next week, with a consequent warmup for the inland regions in the early part of the work week. Temperature forecasts for next week are low confidence at this time. The current expectation is for highs to range from the mid 70s to the low 80s in the inland valleys, with coastal regions remaining cool near the upper 50s to lower 60s.
CPC products show a lean towards temperatures below seasonal averages, and precipitation above seasonal averages, through the end of May.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 505 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
A discontinuous marine layer continues to hug the coast this evening with MVFR cigs impacting MRY and SNS. Once the sun sets do expect the marine layer to move inland, but inland impacts are lower confidence especially inside SF Bay and East Bay. Any Saturday morning cigs will erode back to the coast with VFR expected at all terminal Saturday afternoon. Additionally, there is a 20-30% of fog impacting MRY and SNS Saturday morning.
Vicinity of SFO...Breezy NW winds will persist through the evening rush. Cigs will linger in the gap this evening, but not expecting cigs at SFO.
SFO Bridge Approach...Some cigs around 1500 feet have a chc of impacting the approach during the Saturday AM rush. Conf is 50-60%.
Monterey Bay Terminals...Despite a SW wind at MRY cigs remain.
TAFS were update to keep cigs this evening and for the rest of the night. Less than 15% chc of a brief period of SCT cigs at MRY/SNS this evening. Cigs have a better chance of clearing late Saturday AM.
MARINE
(Tonight through next Wednesday)
Issued at 446 PM PDT Fri May 17 2024
Northwesterly winds continue to increase into then night, especially near the northernmost zones with gale- force gusts expected in the northern outer waters. Gale- force winds start to move closer to some of the southern zones into the weekend.
Rougher seas are expected for the outer waters starting this weekend and lasting well into the next work week.
MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...None.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 9 AM PDT Sunday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 0-10 nm.
Gale Warning until 9 AM PDT Sunday for Pt Arena to Pt Reyes 10- 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory from 9 PM Saturday to 9 AM PDT Sunday for Pigeon Pt to Pt Pinos 10-60 NM.
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Airport Reports
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KOAK METROPOLITAN OAKLAND INTL,CA | 14 sm | 58 min | WNW 12 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 61°F | 54°F | 77% | 29.90 | |
KSFO SAN FRANCISCO INTL,CA | 14 sm | 55 min | WNW 16 | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 63°F | 52°F | 68% | 29.88 | |
KHWD HAYWARD EXECUTIVE,CA | 21 sm | 57 min | WNW 13 | 10 sm | Clear | 64°F | 52°F | 64% | 29.89 | |
KHAF HALF MOON BAY,CA | 22 sm | 16 min | S 06 | 10 sm | Overcast | 55°F | 54°F | 94% | 29.92 | |
KDVO GNOSS FIELD,CA | 23 sm | 16 min | NNW 12 | 10 sm | Clear | 68°F | 54°F | 60% | 29.85 | |
KCCR BUCHANAN FIELD,CA | 24 sm | 58 min | WSW 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 72°F | 54°F | 53% | 29.85 | |
KSQL SAN CARLOS,CA | 24 sm | 61 min | W 09 | 10 sm | Clear | 64°F | 52°F | 64% | 29.88 |
San Francisco
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Fri -- 02:29 AM PDT 1.93 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 05:57 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 07:57 AM PDT 3.88 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:04 PM PDT 0.96 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 02:53 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 08:15 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 09:06 PM PDT 5.08 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 02:29 AM PDT 1.93 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 05:57 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 07:57 AM PDT 3.88 feet High Tide
Fri -- 02:04 PM PDT 0.96 feet Low Tide
Fri -- 02:53 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 08:15 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 09:06 PM PDT 5.08 feet High Tide
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
San Francisco, California, Tide feet
12 am |
3 |
1 am |
2.3 |
2 am |
2 |
3 am |
2 |
4 am |
2.3 |
5 am |
2.8 |
6 am |
3.3 |
7 am |
3.7 |
8 am |
3.9 |
9 am |
3.7 |
10 am |
3.2 |
11 am |
2.5 |
12 pm |
1.7 |
1 pm |
1.2 |
2 pm |
1 |
3 pm |
1.1 |
4 pm |
1.7 |
5 pm |
2.4 |
6 pm |
3.3 |
7 pm |
4.2 |
8 pm |
4.8 |
9 pm |
5.1 |
10 pm |
4.9 |
11 pm |
4.3 |
Tide / Current for Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E ., San Francisco Bay, California Current
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Fri -- 01:29 AM PDT -1.53 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 04:37 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 05:57 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 07:25 AM PDT 1.64 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 09:52 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 01:06 PM PDT -1.78 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 02:53 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 04:36 PM PDT 0.01 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:45 PM PDT 2.42 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 08:15 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 10:36 PM PDT -0.01 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
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Fri -- 01:29 AM PDT -1.53 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 03:08 AM PDT Moonset
Fri -- 04:37 AM PDT 0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 05:57 AM PDT Sunrise
Fri -- 07:25 AM PDT 1.64 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 09:52 AM PDT -0.00 knots Slack
Fri -- 01:06 PM PDT -1.78 knots Max Ebb
Fri -- 02:53 PM PDT Moonrise
Fri -- 04:36 PM PDT 0.01 knots Slack
Fri -- 07:45 PM PDT 2.42 knots Max Flood
Fri -- 08:15 PM PDT Sunset
Fri -- 10:36 PM PDT -0.01 knots Slack
Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Golden Gate Bridge .8 mi E ., San Francisco Bay, California Current, knots
12 am |
-1.3 |
1 am |
-1.5 |
2 am |
-1.5 |
3 am |
-1.2 |
4 am |
-0.6 |
5 am |
0.4 |
6 am |
1.2 |
7 am |
1.6 |
8 am |
1.6 |
9 am |
1 |
10 am |
-0.1 |
11 am |
-1 |
12 pm |
-1.6 |
1 pm |
-1.8 |
2 pm |
-1.7 |
3 pm |
-1.3 |
4 pm |
-0.6 |
5 pm |
0.5 |
6 pm |
1.6 |
7 pm |
2.3 |
8 pm |
2.4 |
9 pm |
2 |
10 pm |
0.9 |
11 pm |
-0.4 |
San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
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