SF Bay Area Windspeed Report

Formatted at Fri Sep 3 07:30:02 PDT 2010
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Current Conditions

Data received at dumbo at Fri Sep  3 07:00:07 PDT 2010

                       ---WIND----
TIME LOC         T DP  DIR AV GUST VIS  PRES  SKY  /  REMARKS
 pdt             F  F  deg -knots-  mi  inHg  heights(ft)

 
0656 SFO        57 52  290 10   .   10 29.97  Few 300    

0500 Buoy13Bdga 52  .  132  2  04    . -0.03    Waves 5 ft 9 sec
0500 Buoy26_GG  53  .  182  2  02    . +0.00    Waves 3 ft 8 sec
0500 Buoy12_HMB 55  .  222  4  06    . -0.01    Waves 5 ft 10 sec
0500 Buoy42Wadl 54  .    .  0   .    . -0.01    Waves 5 ft 11 sec
1700 Oak_300mb   0   0      0   .    .   .        0 feet Jet Stream
1700 Oak_500mb   0   0      0   .    .   .        0 feet
1700 Oak_850mb   0   0      0   .    .   .        0 feet

0656 Ukiah      54 46  000  0   .   10 +0.00  Clear    
1700 Pigeon_Pt   .  .   92  4   .    . .        
0654 Monterey   52 48  090  4   .  1/8 +0.01  Overcast 100    
0653 Salinas    54 54  000  0   .  1/4 +0.01  Overcast 100    
0656 San_Luis_O 52 52  320  3   .  1/2 -0.01  VertVis 100   $  
0653 Santa_Barb 54 54  070  5   .  1/4 -0.03  Overcast 100   vis 3/4v2  

0656 SFO        57 52  290 10   .   10 +0.00  Few 300    
0256 Moffet_NAS 63 57  290  3   .   10 -0.03  Clear    
0653 San_Jose   63 57  300  3   .    7 -0.01  Few 700    

0653 Oakland    57 54  000  0   .   10 +0.01  Few 100 Scattered 600    
0654 Hayward    57 54  330  3   .   10 -0.01  Clear    
0653 Concord    61 54  000  0   .   10 -0.02  Clear    
0653 Livermore  61 52  000  0   .   10 -0.02  Clear    

0653 Sacramento 61 52  000  0   .   10 -0.08  Clear    
0653 Sacto_Exec 63 54  000  0   .   10 -0.07   Clear    
0655 Travis_AFB 63 52  240 13   .   10 -0.07   Clear   rvrno pwino $  
0655 Stockton   63 48  000  0   .   10 -0.07   Clear    
0653 Merced     63 54  320  3   .    8 -0.07   Clear    

0645 Truckee_Ta 37 34  000  0   .   10 +0.34  Clear   nospeci first 24hr max 0306 min 0028  
0653 Lake_Tahoe 39 34  190  4   .   10 +0.35  Clear    
0655 Reno       59 41  000  0   .   10 +0.22  Clear    
0300 Bishop     73 73  000  0   .    .   .    Scattered 1K Scattered 10K  
0656 Winnemucca 46 34  000  0   .   10 +0.20  Clear    
0656 Albuquerqu 63 36  090 14  22   10 +0.46  Clear   pk wnd 09028/1322  

0653 Medford    63 54  000  0   .   10 +0.02  Clear    
0654 Eugene     57 54  200  5   .   10 -0.02  Clear    
0653 Klamath_Fa 45 43  000  0   .   10 +0.17  Clear    

0655 Astoria    55 52  000  0   .   10 29.93  Clear   vis 1/2 rwy 08 $  
0653 Portland   61 54  290  3   .   10 +0.01  Few 14K    
0653 Troutdale  66 46  120  5   .   10 -0.01  Clear    
0645 Cascade    55 50  000  0   .   10   .    Few 15K   no speci cld hgt and vis visually estmd  
0653 The_Dalles 55 45  000  0   .   10 +0.08  Clear    
0653 Pendleton  50 45  140  6   .   10 +0.10  Clear   $  
file wucsd.rare is stale (10063.5006 hours old)
file wucsd.rare.last is stale (10063.5006 hours old)



Estimate of marine layer depth:
10/09/02-1700 Weighted deriv(log(T-DP)) 
10/09/02-1700 0-1010 mb = 2-3 m  = 6-9 ft
10/09/02-1700 Avg (T-DP) is 0.0 C up tp 6 ft,  0.0 C up to 1000 ft
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Forecasts

San Francisco [SFO] terminal forecast issued 2010/09/03 at 0420 PDT
 0420 pdt:   wind 300 degrees true at 5 knots, few clouds 200ft
300@15
 1400 pdt:   wind 300 degrees true at 15 knots gusting to 19 knots, sky clear
 1900 pdt:   wind 290 degrees true at 10 knots, sky clear
 0100 pdt:   wind 290 degrees true at 7 knots, broken clouds 900ft



file w_ohio.mar_fcst is stale (21751.5008 hours old)
national weather service san francisco bay area
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

point arena (nr Ukiah) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) and out 60 nm including the san
francisco bay area and monterey bay

.synopsis for the central california coast and bays including
monterey bay...gulf of the farallones...and cordell bank national
marine sanctuaries...

light to moderate winds will continue over the coastal waters today and
tonight. however...high pressure will rebuild over the eastern
pacific saturday afternoon. as a result...northwest flow will
increase producing hazardous conditions. the strongest winds will
likely be north of pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay).
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point arena (nr Ukiah) to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) 10 to 60 nm offshore-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
late saturday night...

today
sw to w winds 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 4
to 6 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog.

tonight
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. wind waves
3 to 5 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat night
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 8 ft. nw swell
6 to 8 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt. combined seas 7 to
13 ft. patchy fog.

labor day
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 8 ft. nw swell
7 to 9 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 8 ft. nw swell 6 to
8 ft. patchy fog.
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pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) 10 to 60 nm offshore-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
late saturday night...

today
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. mixed swell nw
4 to 5 ft at 10 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. patchy dense
fog.

tonight
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. mixed swell
nw 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and s 3 ft at 15 seconds. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 5 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 1
to 3 ft increasing to 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 8 to
10 ft. patchy fog.

labor day
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
7 to 9 ft and s 3 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 6 to
8 ft and s 3 ft. patchy fog.
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point arena (nr Ukiah) to point reyes to 10 nm-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
late saturday night...

today
sw to w winds 5 kt...increasing to 5 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. wind waves 2 ft or less. nw swell 4 to 6 ft at
10 seconds. patchy dense fog.

tonight
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell
4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 2
to 4 ft increasing to 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft. patchy fog.

labor day
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 4 to
6 ft. patchy fog.
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point reyes to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to 10 nm-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

today
sw to w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
nw swell 3 to 5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog.

tonight
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 4 to
6 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat
w winds 5 to 15 kt increasing to 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 1
to 3 ft increasing to 2 to 4 kt. nw swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft. patchy fog.

labor day
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft. patchy fog.

tue
w winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft. patchy fog.

..san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast
..

in the deep water channel...combined seas 3 to 5 feet with a dominant
period of 9 seconds.

across the bar...combined seas 4 to 6 feet with a dominant period of
9 seconds. maximum ebb current of 0.7 knots at 12:44 pm friday
afternoon and 2.0 knots at 12:34 am saturday morning.
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pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point pinos to 10 nm-
point pinos to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) to 10 nm-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

today
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 3 to
5 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog.

tonight
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell
3 to 5 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 3 to
5 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat night
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell
4 to 6 ft. patchy fog.

sun
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft. s swell 3 ft. patchy fog.

labor day
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell
4 to 6 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 3 to
5 ft. patchy fog.
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san francisco san pablo suisun bay and the west delta-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

...small craft advisory in effect from 2 pm pdt this afternoon
through this evening...

today
w winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. patchy dense fog.

tonight
w winds 15 to 25 kt...becoming sw 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. patchy fog.

sat
sw winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt. patchy fog.

sat night
sw winds 5 to 15 kt. patchy fog.

sun
sw winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming w 10 to 20 kt in the
evening. patchy fog.

labor day
w winds 10 to 20 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt.
patchy fog.

tue
sw winds 10 to 20 kt. patchy fog.
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monterey bay-
225 am pdt fri sep 3 2010

today
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 2 to
3 ft at 10 seconds. patchy dense fog.

tonight
sw winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming w 5 kt after midnight.
wind waves 1 to 3 ft. w swell 2 to 4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat
w winds 10 kt. wind waves less than 2 ft. w swell 2 to
4 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

sat night
w winds 10 kt. wind waves less than 2 ft. w swell
3 to 5 ft. patchy fog.

sun
light winds...becoming w 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon and
evening. wind waves less than 2 ft. w swell 4 to 6 ft. patchy
fog.

labor day
w winds 10 kt. wind waves less than 2 ft. w swell
3 to 5 ft. patchy fog.

tue
w winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves less than 2 ft. w swell
3 to 5 ft. patchy fog.

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Landlubbers' Forecast san francisco bay area/central california zone forecast national weather service san francisco bay area ca 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for today...tonight...and saturday. caz505-040100- coastal north bay...including point reyes national seashore- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. patchy dense fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s. west winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .sunday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows around 50. .labor day and monday night...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. lows in the lower 50s. .tuesday through thursday...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. lows in the lower 50s. && temperature / precipitation point reyes 69 51 65 / 0 0 0 caz506-040100- north bay interior valleys- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. highs in the 80s to mid 90s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...mostly clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the 50s. southwest winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming west around 5 mph after midnight. .saturday...mostly sunny except for patchy fog in the morning. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .saturday night...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. northwest winds up to 5 mph. .sunday night...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s. .labor day and monday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. highs in the 80s to lower 90s. lows in the mid 50s. .tuesday and tuesday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. lows in the mid 50s. .wednesday...partly cloudy. patchy fog. highs in the 60s to upper 70s. .wednesday night...partly cloudy. lows in the lower 50s. .thursday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. && temperature / precipitation santa rosa 87 52 83 / 0 0 0 san rafael 84 54 77 / 0 0 0 napa 88 54 83 / 0 0 0 caz507-040100- north bay mountains- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. patchy dense fog in the morning. highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday...sunny. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the 50s to lower 60s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...mostly sunny except for patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. north winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the 50s. .labor day...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. .monday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. .tuesday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. .wednesday through thursday...mostly clear. highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. && temperature / precipitation lake berryessa 94 56 92 / 0 0 0 caz006-508-509-529-040100- san francisco-san francisco bay shoreline- san francisco peninsula coast-northern monterey bay- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. patchy dense fog in the morning. visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the 50s. west winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to 70s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the 50s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday night...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. .labor day and monday night...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. .tuesday through thursday...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. && temperature / precipitation sfo airport 79 57 72 / 0 0 0 oakland 77 56 73 / 0 0 0 fremont 84 57 79 / 0 0 0 redwood city 85 57 79 / 0 0 0 mountain view 84 59 80 / 0 0 0 santa cruz 78 54 77 / 0 0 0 san francisco 73 55 67 / 0 0 0 ocean beach 67 54 61 / 0 0 0 caz510-040100- east bay interior valleys- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. highs in the 90s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the upper 50s. southwest winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. .saturday...sunny. highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...mostly sunny except for patchy fog in the morning. highs in the upper 80s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s. .labor day...sunny. highs in the upper 80s. .monday night...clear except for patchy overnight fog. lows in the upper 50s. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs near 80. .tuesday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s. .wednesday...mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. .wednesday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s. && temperature / precipitation concord 92 57 88 / 0 0 0 livermore 93 57 89 / 0 0 0 caz511-040100- east bay hills and the diablo range- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. highs in the lower 90s. south winds 5 to 10 mph... becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. .tonight...clear. lows in the upper 50s to lower 70s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday...sunny. highs in the upper 80s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday night...mostly clear. lows in the upper 50s. .labor day and monday night...mostly clear. highs in the 80s. lows in the 50s to mid 60s. .tuesday through thursday...mostly clear. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s. caz512-040100- santa cruz mountains- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. highs in the 80s to lower 90s. southeast winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon. .tonight...clear. lows in the 50s to 60s. northwest winds around 5 mph. .saturday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. northwest winds around 5 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the 50s to lower 60s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...mostly sunny. highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday night...mostly clear. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. .labor day and monday night...mostly clear. highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. .tuesday and tuesday night...mostly clear. highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. lows in the 50s. .wednesday and wednesday night...partly cloudy. highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s. lows near 50. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. caz513-040100- santa clara valley...including san jose- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. highs near 90. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...clear. lows in the upper 50s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday...sunny. highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. northwest winds around 5 mph in the evening... becoming light. .sunday...mostly sunny except for patchy fog in the morning. highs in the lower 80s. light winds...becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. .sunday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s. .labor day...sunny. highs in the mid 80s. .monday night...clear except for patchy overnight fog. lows in the upper 50s. .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s. .tuesday night...mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the upper 50s. .wednesday...mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. highs in the mid 70s. .wednesday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly clear except for patchy fog. lows in the mid 50s. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 70s. && temperature / precipitation san jose 87 59 85 / 0 0 0 morgan hill 92 57 90 / 0 0 0 caz530-040100- southern monterey bay and big sur coast- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. patchy dense fog in the morning. visibility one quarter mile or less at times in the morning. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to upper 70s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower to mid 50s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .labor day and monday night...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .tuesday through thursday...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. lows in the lower to mid 50s. && temperature / precipitation monterey 71 55 69 / 0 0 0 big sur 80 52 77 / 0 0 0 caz516-528-040100- southern salinas valley...arroyo seco...and lake san antonio- northern salinas valley...hollister valley...and carmel valley- 400 am pdt fri sep 3 2010 .today...sunny. patchy dense fog in the morning. highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .tonight...mostly clear. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the mid 50s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. .saturday...mostly sunny except for patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 80s to 90s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .saturday night...clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 5 to 10 mph. .sunday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. light winds...becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. .sunday night...clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows in the lower 50s. .labor day and monday night...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the mid 70s to lower 90s. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .tuesday and tuesday night...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. .wednesday through thursday...partly cloudy. patchy night and morning fog. highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. && temperature / precipitation king city 93 53 90 / 0 0 0 warning a communication error occurred: "connection refused" for assistance, go to the following url [1]http://it.agilent.com/content_filter and follow the exception process if this is a business required site. proxy: coswebfilter (130.29.158.141) date/time: 03-09-2010 @ 14:03:05 reason: request could not be handled last error: client ip: 130.29.158.142 username (group): () browser: lynx/2.8.5dev.16 libwww-fm/2.14 ssl-mm/1.4.1 openssl/0.9.7a url: http://meteora.ucsd.edu/climate/zone_forecasts.san_francisco categories: education;reference additional information: the web server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. you may wish to try again at a later time. references 1. http://it.agilent.com/content_filter/
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Tides

Sunrise:  6:40   Sunset:  19:38   (PDT) 
1100903 07:30  the moon is waning crescent (30% illuminated)
                          Crissy          3rd Ave       Palo Alto
    Low_Tide:  09-03  1:37 AM +0.4    2:58 AM +0.5   3:49 AM +0.4 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     5:39 AM +2.5   6:57 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  9:24 AM +4.3    9:40 AM +5.8   9:35 AM +6.3 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    2:46 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  1:26 PM +3.4    3:06 PM +3.6   4:04 PM +3.5 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    5:10 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  7:31 PM +6.0    8:40 PM +7.8   9:04 PM +8.6 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:06 AM +2.5  12:54 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:  09-04  2:34 AM -0.1    3:52 AM +0.0   4:40 AM -0.1 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     6:40 AM +2.5   7:52 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      . 10:04 AM +4.6   10:33 AM +6.1  10:35 AM +6.6 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    3:08 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  2:31 PM +3.0    4:00 PM +3.1   4:54 PM +3.1 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    6:22 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  8:36 PM +6.2    9:39 PM +8.0  10:02 PM +8.7 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:54 AM +2.5   1:47 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:  09-05  3:25 AM -0.4    4:41 AM -0.3   5:28 AM -0.4 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     7:32 AM +2.5   8:40 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      . 10:40 AM +4.9   11:17 AM +6.5  11:25 AM +7.0 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    3:30 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  3:26 PM +2.4    4:51 PM +2.5   5:42 PM +2.5 
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Buoy and Coastal Weather Report

environmental buoy and coastal weather reports
national weather service san francisco ca
5 am pdt fri sep 03 2010
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buoy  location     time     wind    air     sea   pres  wave data
no.                       dir knots temperature    mb   feet secs
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 50   44.6/124.5   12z    n   06g06  58     56   1013.5  05   10
 27   41.9/124.4   12z    n   02g04  52     51   1012.2  mm   mm
 22   40.8/124.6   12z    s   04g06  57     60   1014.2  05   08
 14   39.2/124.0   12z    se  08g10  51     53   1014.1  05   09
 13   38.2/123.3   12z    se  02g04  52     52   1014.0  05   09
 26   37.8/122.8   12z    s   02g02  53     56   1014.9  03   08
 12   37.4/122.9   12z    sw  04g06  55     57   1014.6  05   10
 42   36.8/122.4   12z   msg         54     58   1014.6  05   11
 28   35.7/121.9   12z    nw  08g12  55     59   1014.3  05   11
 11   34.9/120.9   12z    n   08g12  54     54   1013.8  05   10
 54   34.3/120.5   12z   msg         53     57   1013.1  05   09
 23   34.7/121.0   12z    n   10g14  55     56   1014.0  05   11
 25   33.7/119.1   12z    nw  04g04  56     63   1013.7  02   13
 wr57 36.3/122.1   12z   n/a                57           06   10
 cman cape arago   12z    sw  04g04  55          1013.9 
 cman pt. arena    11z    s   07g08  49          1014.1 
 cman pt. arguello 12z    n   17g19  51          1015.5 
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                   wind        waves   temp  pres    weather -   
coastal reports    dir knots   ft sec  f.    (mb)   visibility   
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crescent city      se  03              55   1013.5f  clear   
eureka             calm                54   1013.2   clear 7      
bodega marine lab  s   03g05           52   1018.6   
se farallon is     n/a
golden gate bridge w   12
pillar point       n/a
pigeon point       e   04
morro bay          n/a
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san francisco bay  wind                temp  pres    weather     
                   dir knots           f.    (mb)   visibility   
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san fran arpt      w   09              58   1014.2r  ptcldy  
pt blunt/angel is  sw  21
oakland arpt       calm                59   1014.5r  ptcldy  



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SFO daytime history

                                ---WIND----
         TIME LOC         T DP  DIR AV GUST VIS  PRES  SKY     CRYPTIC COMMENTS
          pdt             F  F  deg -knots-  mi  inHg  heights/100ft
10/09/01-0756 SFO        64 54  000  0   .   10 29.94  Clear 53003 
10/09/01-0856 SFO        66 55  000  0   .   10 29.94  Clear 
10/09/01-0956 SFO        70 57  000  0   .   10 29.94  Clear 
10/09/01-1056 SFO        72 59  070  3   .   10 29.94  Clear 10217 20150 
                                                       51000 
10/09/01-1156 SFO        73 61  060  3   .   10 29.93  Clear 
10/09/01-1256 SFO        81 61  080  3   .   10 29.9   Clear 
10/09/01-1356 SFO        90 52  360  5   .   10 29.88  Clear 58021 
10/09/01-1456 SFO        91 48  300  7   .   10 29.86  Clear 
10/09/01-1556 SFO        90 48  300 13   .   10 29.84  Clear 
10/09/01-1656 SFO        88 46  290 14   .   10 29.82  Clear 10333 20211 
                                                       56020 
10/09/01-1756 SFO        84 46  280 17   .   10 29.81  Clear 
10/09/01-1856 SFO        82 46  280 14   .   10 29.8   Clear 
10/09/01-1956 SFO        81 45  280 13   .   10 29.79  Clear 56009 
.............
10/09/02-0456 SFO        68 48  000  0   .   10 29.8   Clear 10233 20194 
                                                       55001 
10/09/02-0556 SFO        66 52  000  0   .   10 29.81  Clear 
10/09/02-0656 SFO        66 52  000  0   .   10 29.83  Clear 
10/09/02-0756 SFO        72 55  000  0   .   10 29.84  Clear 53014 
10/09/02-0856 SFO        73 57  000  0   .   10 29.85  Clear 
10/09/02-0956 SFO        73 61  030  4   .   10 29.86  Clear 
10/09/02-1056 SFO        75 61  010  4   .   10 29.86  Clear 10244 20183 
                                                       53007 
10/09/02-1156 SFO        77 61  020  6   .   10 29.86  Clear 
10/09/02-1256 SFO        82 55  340  9   .   10 29.85  Clear 
10/09/02-1356 SFO        84 54  300 12   .   10 29.84  Clear 57008 
10/09/02-1456 SFO        84 55  300 13   .   10 29.82  Clear 
10/09/02-1756 SFO        70 55  290 21   .   10 29.84  Few 1K 
10/09/02-1956 SFO        63 55  290 13   .   10 29.87  Few 800 53009 
.............
10/09/03-0456 SFO        57 54  280  9   .   10 29.95  Few 200 10156 20144 
                                                       53005 
10/09/03-0556 SFO        57 52  280  9   .   10 29.95  Few 200 
10/09/03-0656 SFO        57 52  290 10   .   10 29.97  Few 300 
                                ---WIND----
         TIME LOC         T DP  DIR AV GUST VIS  PRES  SKY     CRYPTIC COMMENTS
          pdt             F  F  deg -knots-  mi  inHg  heights/100ft
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