SF Bay Area Windspeed Report

Formatted at Sat May 18 02:30:05 PDT 2013
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Current Conditions

Data received at dumbo at Sat May 18 02:01:03 PDT 2013

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

 
0156 SFO        54 46  270 17   .   10 30.09  Broken 1300   56003  

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

0156 Ukiah      50 43  000  0   .   10 +0.01   Clear   51002  
0154 Monterey   52 46  210  8   .   10 +0.04  Clear   57002  
0153 Salinas    54 46  230  9   .   10 +0.02  Clear   50001  
0156 San_Luis_O 48 45  000  0   .   10 -0.02  Clear   51005 $  
0153 Santa_Barb 57 48  000  0   .   10 -0.11  Clear   51004  

0156 SFO        54 46  270 17   .   10 +0.00  Broken 1300   56003  
0150 San_Carlos 54 46  260  6   .   10 +0.02  Clear    
0156 Moffet_NAS 54 43  000  0   .   10 +0.02  Clear   58002  
0153 San_Jose   52 43  000  0   .   10 +0.02  Clear   58002 $  

0153 Oakland    54 54  260 13   .   10 +0.02  Scattered 1200 Broken 1500   56003  
0154 Hayward    55 48  250  8   .   10 +0.01   Overcast 1700   55002  
0153 Concord    52 46  200 10   .   10 -0.02  Clear   58000  
0153 Livermore  52 46  230  6   .   10 -0.01  Clear   58002  

0153 Sacramento 54 45  140  8   .   10 -0.07  Clear   50002  
0153 Sacto_Exec 54 45  160  4   .   10 -0.05  Clear   50000  
0158 Travis_AFB 52 50  240 14   .   10 -0.07  Clear   55002 rvrno $  
0155 Stockton   54 43  290  8   .   10 -0.05  Clear   50001  
0153 Merced     52 39  320  4   .   10 -0.07  Clear   57001  

0155 Truckee_Ta 28 27  000  0   .   10 +0.07  Clear    
0153 Lake_Tahoe 34 27  180  4   .   10 +0.04  Clear   56000  
0155 Reno       50 30  000  0   .   10 +0.01   Clear   50004  
0156 Bishop     57 25  330 11   .   10 -0.10  Clear   51009  
0156 Winnemucca 43 37  080  3   .   10 -0.06  Broken 6K   60001 51007  
0152 Albuquerqu 68 14  350  5   .   10 -0.07  Few 9K Broken 14K Broken 30K   51005  

0153 Medford    54 43  010  5   .   10 +0.03  Overcast 3600   53008  
0154 Eugene     52 46  000  0   .    . +0.05  Overcast 5500   51005 $  
0153 Klamath_Fa 36 32  000  0   .   10 +0.01   Clear   51004  

0155 Astoria    52 48  140  3   .   10 30.09  Few 2700 Scattered 4500 Overcast 5K   rae06 p0000 60000 50002  
0153 Portland   54 48  000  0   .   10 +0.03  Scattered 3K Broken 3600 Overcast 5K   50004  
0153 Troutdale  54 50  150  3   .   10 +0.01   Broken 4800 Overcast 6K   50003  
0153 The_Dalles 52 43  260  7   .   10 -0.03  Few 4900   51010  
0153 Pendleton  52 37  220  9  18   10 -0.07  Clear   50007  
file wucsd.rare is stale (33770.5014 hours old)
file wucsd.rare.last is stale (33770.5014 hours old)
file wnoaa.rare is stale (98.4683333 hours old)
file w_wrh.buoy.rare is stale (19274.5017 hours old)
file w_army.buoy.rare is stale (19274.5017 hours old)
file w_noaa.buoy.rare is stale (19274.5017 hours old)
file wiw.rare is stale (6.50166667 hours old)



Estimate of marine layer depth:
13/05/17-1700 Weighted deriv(log(T-DP)) 
13/05/17-1700 0-1018 mb = 2-3 m  = 6-9 ft
13/05/17-1700 Avg (T-DP) is 0.0 C up tp 6 ft,  0.0 C up to 1000 ft
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Forecasts

 0500 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 7 knots, broken clouds 1200ft
 0900 pdt:   wind 280 degrees true at 9 knots, scattered clouds 1500ft
 1400 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 24 knots gusting to 30 knots, few clouds 1500ft
 2100 pdt:   wind 280 degrees true at 15 knots, few clouds 1200ft



file w_ohio.mar_fcst is stale (45458.5033 hours old)
national weather service san francisco bay area
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

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 national marine sanctuaries...

moderate northwest winds will continue across the coastal waters
through saturday. northwest winds will increase on sunday as high
pressure strengthens over the eastern pacific. these winds will
generate steep fresh swells.
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point arena (nr Ukiah) to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) 10 to 60 nm offshore-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning

tonight
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. w swell
5 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

sat
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell
6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog
after midnight.

sun
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell 7 to 9
ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sun night
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell
7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.

mon
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft and sw 3 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 8 to
10 ft and s 3 ft. patchy fog.

wed
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 8 to
10 ft and s 3 ft.
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point arena (nr Ukiah) to point reyes to 10 nm-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning

tonight
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. w swell
6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

sat
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. mixed swell nw
5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog in
the morning.

sat night
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog
after midnight.

sun
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sun night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell
6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.

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

tue
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 6 to
8 ft and sw 3 ft. patchy fog.

wed
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft.
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point reyes to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to 10 nm-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning

tonight
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. highest
winds and waves near point reyes. w swell 5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight.

sat
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell
5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog
after midnight.

sun
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 6 to
8 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sun night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.

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

tue
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 6 to
8 ft and sw 3 ft. patchy fog.

wed
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft and sw 3 ft.

..san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast
..

in the deep water channel...combined seas 4 to 6 feet with a
dominant period of 10 seconds.

across the bar...combined seas 5 to 7 feet with a dominant period
of 10 seconds. maximum ebb current of 1.1 knots at 11:20 pm friday
evening and 1.2 knots at 11:12 am saturday morning.
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pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) 10 to 60 nm offshore-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

small craft advisory in effect through sunday morning

tonight
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. w swell
5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

sat
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt with occasional gusts to 35 kt.
wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft
at 19 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

sun
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sun night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell
8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.

mon
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 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 8 to
10 ft and s 3 ft. patchy fog.

wed
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 8 to
10 ft.
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pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point pinos to 10 nm-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

tonight
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. w swell
5 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

sat
nw winds 10 to 20 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt. wind waves
3 to 5 ft. mixed swell nw 5 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19
seconds. patchy fog in the morning.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 10 to 20 kt. wind
waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19
seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

sun
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft. nw swell 6 to 8 ft
at 9 seconds and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sun night
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.

mon
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 5 to
7 ft. sw swell 3 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 3 to 6 ft. nw swell 6 to
8 ft and sw 3 ft. patchy fog.

wed
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 7 to
9 ft and sw 3 ft.
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san francisco san pablo suisun bay and the west delta-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

tonight
w winds 10 to 20 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight.

sat
sw winds 10 kt...becoming w 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.

sat night
w winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 10 kt after
midnight.

sun
w winds 10 to 20 kt.

sun night
w winds 5 to 15 kt.

mon
sw winds 5 to 15 kt.

tue
w winds 15 to 25 kt.

wed
nw winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming w 15 to 25 kt.
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monterey bay-
900 pm pdt fri may 17 2013

...small craft advisory in effect from saturday afternoon through
saturday evening...

tonight
w winds 10 to 20 kt...becoming nw 5 to 15 kt after
midnight. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. w swell 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds.
patchy fog after midnight.

sat
nw winds 10 kt...becoming w 15 to 25 kt in the afternoon.
wind waves less than 2 ft...becoming 3 to 5 ft. mixed swell nw 4
to 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog in the
morning.

sat night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt
overnight. wind waves 3 to 5 ft becoming 1 to 3 ft. mixed swell nw
4 to 6 ft at 8 seconds and sw 3 ft at 19 seconds. patchy fog after
midnight.

sun
w winds 10 kt increasing to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
wind waves 2 to 3 ft. mixed swell nw 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds
and sw 3 ft at 18 seconds. patchy fog in the morning.

sun night
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft. mixed
swell nw 4 to 6 ft at 10 seconds and sw 3 ft at 17 seconds.

mon
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
nw swell 3 to 5 ft...shifting to the w 4 to 6 ft. sw swell
3 ft. patchy fog.

tue
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. w swell 4 to
6 ft. s swell 3 ft. patchy fog.

wed
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft. w swell 5 to
7 ft. sw swell 3 ft.
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Landlubbers' Forecast san francisco bay area/central california zone forecast national weather service san francisco bay area 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 this is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographic areas. for a more site-specific forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco (1) select a location from the drop down menu above the map... -- or -- (2) click a location on the map. you can refine your selection by clicking on the map displayed on the resulting page. spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation are for tonight...saturday...saturday night...and sunday. caz505-181600- coastal north bay...including point reyes national seashore- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. lows in the upper 40s. west winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. breezy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 40s. west winds 20 to 30 mph... becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight. .sunday...sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. .monday night through friday...mostly clear. breezy. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s. && temperature / precipitation point reyes 46 61 47 66 / 0 0 0 0 caz506-181600- north bay interior valleys- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. lows in the upper 40s. west winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .saturday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. west winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows around 50. west winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday...sunny. highs in the 80s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the 80s. .monday night through tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. .wednesday through thursday night...mostly clear. highs in the lower to mid 70s. lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. .friday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. && temperature / precipitation santa rosa 47 79 48 81 / 0 0 0 0 san rafael 50 72 51 82 / 0 0 0 0 napa 47 81 51 84 / 0 0 0 0 caz507-181600- north bay mountains- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday...sunny. highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows around 50. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday...sunny. highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. north winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the 50s. north winds 10 to 20 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the 70s to 80s. .monday night and tuesday...mostly clear. lows in the lower to mid 50s. highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. .tuesday night through friday...mostly clear. breezy. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the 60s to 70s. && temperature / precipitation lake berryessa 48 81 52 84 / 0 0 0 0 caz006-181600- san francisco- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. breezy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 50s to upper 60s. west winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday night...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. breezy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. .sunday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the lower to mid 50s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the lower 60s to mid 70s. .monday night...mostly clear except patchy fog. lows in the lower 50s. .tuesday through friday...mostly clear. breezy. highs in the mid 50s to upper 60s. lows in the lower 50s. && temperature / precipitation san francisco 51 65 52 71 / 0 0 0 0 ocean beach 50 63 50 66 / 0 0 0 0 caz508-181600- san francisco bay shoreline- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. lows around 50. west winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s. southwest winds 5 to 10 mph... becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...mostly clear. breezy. lows in the lower 50s. west winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. .sunday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the mid to upper 70s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s. southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. .monday night through tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. .wednesday through friday...mostly clear. highs in the upper 60s. lows near 50. && temperature / precipitation sfo airport 51 64 52 74 / 0 0 0 0 oakland 52 72 53 77 / 0 0 0 0 fremont 48 68 49 78 / 0 0 0 0 redwood city 50 70 51 79 / 0 0 0 0 mountain view 52 73 53 78 / 0 0 0 0 caz509-181600- san francisco peninsula coast- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. .saturday...cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the lower 60s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the lower to mid 60s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .sunday night...clear. lows around 50. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .monday...sunny. highs in the 60s. .monday night and tuesday...mostly clear except patchy fog. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the 60s. .tuesday night through friday...mostly clear. breezy. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the lower 60s. caz510-181600- east bay interior valleys- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear. lows around 50. southwest winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .saturday...sunny. highs near 80. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower to mid 50s. west winds 15 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. .sunday...sunny. highs in the mid 80s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the mid 50s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .monday...sunny. highs in the upper 80s. .monday night through tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 50s. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. .wednesday through friday...mostly clear. highs in the 70s. lows in the lower 50s. && temperature / precipitation concord 50 79 53 86 / 0 0 0 0 livermore 49 78 51 85 / 0 0 0 0 caz511-181600- east bay hills and diablo range- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear. lows in the upper 40s. west winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday...sunny. highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 50s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday...sunny. highs in the 70s to 80s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. .monday night and tuesday...mostly clear. lows in the 50s to lower 60s. highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. .tuesday night through friday...mostly clear. lows around 50. highs in the 60s to 70s. caz512-181600- santa cruz mountains- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the 60s to 70s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday...sunny. highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. north winds 10 to 20 mph. .monday...sunny. highs in the 70s to 80s. .monday night and tuesday...mostly clear. lows in the mid 40s to upper 50s. highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. .tuesday night through friday...mostly clear. breezy. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the upper 50s to mid 70s. caz513-181600- santa clara valley...including san jose- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming north around 5 mph after midnight. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the 70s. light winds...becoming northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...mostly clear. lows near 50. north winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .sunday...sunny. highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s. northwest winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening...becoming light. .monday...sunny. highs in the 80s. .monday night through tuesday night...mostly clear. lows near 50. highs in the 70s to 80s. .wednesday through friday...mostly clear. highs in the 60s to upper 70s. lows near 50. && temperature / precipitation san jose 51 73 52 79 / 0 0 0 0 morgan hill 47 79 48 83 / 0 0 0 0 caz530-181600- southern monterey bay and big sur coast- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. breezy. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. breezy. patchy fog after midnight. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. .sunday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .monday...sunny. highs in the 60s to upper 70s. .monday night and tuesday...mostly clear except patchy fog. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the 60s to 70s. .tuesday night through thursday night...mostly clear. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. .friday...partly cloudy. highs in the 60s to lower 70s. && temperature / precipitation monterey 48 60 49 66 / 0 0 0 0 big sur 45 73 45 75 / 0 0 0 0 caz528-181600- northern salinas valley...hollister valley...and carmel valley- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. lows in the mid 40s. west winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .saturday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. northwest winds 5 to 10 mph... becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. .saturday night...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. lows in the upper 40s. southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .sunday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 80s. west winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s. west winds 5 to 15 mph...becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. .monday...sunny. highs in the 70s to mid 80s. .monday night through tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the upper 60s to mid 80s. .wednesday through friday...mostly clear. highs in the 60s to mid 70s. lows in the upper 40s. && temperature / precipitation salinas 48 66 48 72 / 0 0 0 0 carmel valley 44 69 45 76 / 0 0 0 0 hollister 46 76 47 82 / 0 0 0 0 caz516-181600- southern salinas valley...arroyo seco...and lake san antonio- 130 pm pdt fri may 17 2013 .tonight...clear in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. lows in the mid 40s. northwest winds around 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. .saturday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .saturday night...mostly clear. breezy. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. .sunday...sunny. highs in the 80s. north winds 5 to 15 mph. .sunday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight. .monday...sunny. highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. .monday night through tuesday night...mostly clear. lows in the upper 40s. highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s. .wednesday through friday...mostly clear. highs in the mid 70s. lows in the mid 40s. && temperature / precipitation king city 45 78 47 82 / 0 0 0 0 file w_ucsd.ba_fcst is stale (7418.50333 hours old)
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Tides

Sunrise:  5:54   Sunset:  20:13   (PDT) 
1130518 02:30  the moon is first quarter (52% illuminated)
                          Crissy          3rd Ave       Palo Alto
    Low_Tide:  05-18 12:39 AM +2.4    2:03 AM +2.5   2:54 AM +2.3 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     2:22 AM +2.5   4:57 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  5:55 AM +4.0    7:08 AM +5.8   7:31 AM +6.6 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .    11:12 AM +2.5  10:32 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      . 12:12 PM +0.8    1:52 PM +1.0   2:52 PM +0.9 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     4:11 PM +2.5   5:38 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  7:31 PM +4.8    8:14 PM +6.6   8:26 PM +7.3 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:28 AM +2.5  12:46 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:  05-19  1:36 AM +1.8    2:55 AM +1.9   3:45 AM +1.8 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     4:20 AM +2.5   6:05 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  7:13 AM +3.8    8:12 AM +5.7   8:31 AM +6.4 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .    12:19 PM +2.5  11:36 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  1:05 PM +1.0    2:43 PM +1.2   3:41 PM +1.2 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     4:48 PM +2.5   6:18 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  8:09 PM +5.1    8:58 PM +7.0   9:13 PM +7.7 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:41 AM +2.5   1:16 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:  05-20  2:26 AM +1.2    3:44 AM +1.2   4:32 AM +1.1 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     5:43 AM +2.5   7:11 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  8:30 AM +3.8    9:19 AM +5.7   9:33 AM +6.4 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:28 PM +2.5  12:45 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  1:57 PM +1.2                   4:30 PM +1.4 
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Buoy and Coastal Weather Report

environmental buoy and coastal weather reports
national weather service san francisco ca
01 am pdt sat may 18 2013
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                       time  wind        temp(f)  pressure wave data 
 buoy   location       gmt   dir kts     air sea  (mb)     (ft) (sec)
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 46001  glf alaska     08z   300 14g18   --  42   1004.6   11   09
 46041  cp elizabeth   08z   --- 08g08   51  53   1017.8   03   09
 46005  washington     ---   --- -----   --  --   ------   --   --
 46089  tillamook      08z   200 10g12   52  55   1018.4   05   09
 46050  stnwall bnks   08z   210 12g14   55  56   1019.7   03   09
 46015  port orford    08z   210 08g10   54  54   1021.1   05   08
 46027  st georges     08z   --- 00g00   50  51   1022.5   05   09
 46006  se papa        ---   --- -----   --  --   ------   --   --
 46213  cp mendocino   07z               53                03   10
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 46014  pt arna(nrth)  08z   330 18g21   53  54   1020.1   05   10
 46059  california     ---   --- -----   --  --   ------   --   --
 46013  bodega bay     08z   310 21g23   52  49   1019.0   05   10
 46214  pt reyes       07z               51                05   09
 46237  san fran bar   08z               56                05   10
 46026  san francisco  08z   310 21g27   52  51   1019.0   05   10
 46012  hlf moon bay   ---   --- -----   --  --   ------   --   --
 46091  mbay inner     ---   --- -----   --  --   ------   --   --
 46042  monterey       08z   320 18g19   55  55   1019.5   05   10
 46236  mntrey canyon  08z               54                03   10
 46092  mbay outer     07z   340 16---   53  53   1019.1   --   --
 46093  mbay open sea  ---   --- -----   --  --   ------   --   --
 46240  lovers point   07z               56                03   10
 46239  pt sur         08z               55                07   10
 46028  cp san martn   08z   320 23g27   55  54   1018.4   07   10
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 46215  diablo canyon  ---               --                --   --
 46011  santa maria    08z   330 19g21   55  56   1019.3   08   11
 46218  hrvest pltfrm  08z               54                07   11
 46054  santa brbra    08z   310 21g27   55  54   1016.9   --   --
 46053  e snta brbra   08z   290 16g19   58  58   1015.2   --   --
 46025  santa monica   08z   320 10g12   60  63   1015.3   05   07
 46219  san niclas is  08z               57                07   11
 coastal reports
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                       time  wind       temp pres   weather -   
 id     location       gmt   dir kts    (f)  (mb)   visibility   
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 caro3  cape arago     ---   --- -----  --  ------
 ptac1  pt arna(cman)  ---   --- -----  --  ------
 bgac1  bodega bay cg  07z   150 14g22  50
 prec1  point reyes    08z   310 07g14  49
 fndc1  farallon isl   08z   300 11g17  --
 ggbc1  gg bridge      07z   300 12---  --
 pcoc1  port chicago   08z   220 07g10  53  1017.8
 dpxc1  davis pt       08z   230 12g14  56  1017.9
 psbc1  suisun bay     08z   290 11g17  56  1017.0
 mzxc1  amorco pier    08z   230 04g05  55  1018.2
 rcmc1  richmond       08z   220 03g05  55  1018.6
 ppxc1  pt potrero     08z   190 03g06  56  1018.8
 tibc1  tiburon pier   08z   330 02g03  51  1019.0
 aisc1  angel isl      ---   --- -----  --
 aamc1  alameda        08z   290 06g08  54  1018.6
 ftpc1  san francisco  08z   270 09g18  53  1018.9
 okxc1  oklnd berth 34 08z   250 06g10  54  1018.9
 omhc1  oklnd mid hbr  08z   230 02g05  --  ------
 pxoc1  sf pier 1      08z   270 06g11  52  1017.9
 koak   oakland arpt   07z   260 11---  55  1019.4  mstcldy
 ksfo   san fran arpt  07z   280 13---  54  1019.1  prtcldy
 rtyc1  redwood city   08z   240 07g10  54  1019.1
 khaf   half moon bay  07z   340 12---  54          cldy
 53q    pillar point   ---   --- -----  --
 pgnc1  pigeon point   ---   --- -----  --
 ptgc1  pt arguello    08z   360 20g22  54  1018.3



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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
13/05/16-0756 SFO        55 52  260 14   .   10 30.05  Overcast 600 53009 $ 
13/05/16-0856 SFO        57 52  270 12   .   10 30.05  Few 600 Broken 800 
                                                       Overcast 2500 
13/05/16-0956 SFO        57 52  280  8   .   10 30.05  Few 600 Overcast 800 
13/05/16-1056 SFO        61 52  280 11   .   10 30.05  Few 600 Broken 1K 
                                                       10161 20128 58001 
13/05/16-1156 SFO        61 52  260 18  22   10 30.05  Few 600 Scattered 1200 
                                                       Broken 11K 
13/05/16-1256 SFO        63 52  240 12   .   10 30.04  Few 600 Scattered 1200 
                                                       Broken 8500 
13/05/16-1356 SFO        63 52  260 17   .   10 30.03  Few 800 Scattered 1400 
                                                       Broken 9K 58005 
13/05/16-1456 SFO        63 52  260 21  25   10 30.03  Few 600 Scattered 1400 
                                                       Broken 9K Broken 18K pk wnd 27027
13/05/16-1556 SFO        61 48  270 22  26   10 30.02  Few 900 Scattered 1500 
                                                       Broken 9500 Broken 18K pk wnd 26027
13/05/16-1656 SFO        61 46  260 22   .   10 30.02  Few 1K Scattered 1700 
                                                       Broken 10K Broken 18K pk wnd 25028
13/05/16-1756 SFO        61 48  260 18  25   10 30     Few 1K Scattered 1700 
                                                       Scattered 10K Broken 18K pk wnd 25028
13/05/16-1856 SFO        57 48  270 14  20   10 30.01  Few 1K Scattered 1600 
                                                       Broken 2200 Broken 18K pk wnd 26026
13/05/16-1956 SFO        57 48  250 12  21   10 30.01  Few 800 Broken 1500 
                                                       Broken 2400 Broken 18K 55003 
.............
13/05/17-0456 SFO        54 46  270 10   .   10 30.01  Few 1200 10128 20117 
                                                       55003 
13/05/17-0556 SFO        54 46  270 14   .   10 30.01  Few 1100 
13/05/17-0656 SFO        54 46  260 11   .   10 30.01  Few 900 Scattered 1400 
                                                       
13/05/17-0756 SFO        55 46  270 15   .   10 30.03  Few 900 Broken 1400 
                                                       53009 
13/05/17-0856 SFO        55 46  280 13  18   10 30.04  Few 1K Broken 1400 
13/05/17-0956 SFO        57 46  270 17   .   10 30.04  Few 1K Scattered 1600 
                                                       
13/05/17-1056 SFO        61 46  260 18   .   10 30.06  Few 1K Scattered 1600 
                                                       10156 20117 53008 
13/05/17-1156 SFO        61 46  260 18   .   10 30.06  Few 1K 
13/05/17-1256 SFO        61 46  260 17   .   10 30.06  Few 1K 
13/05/17-1356 SFO        63 46  270 17   .   10 30.08  Few 1500 53006 
13/05/17-1456 SFO        63 45  270 20  24   10 30.07  Few 1500 
13/05/17-1556 SFO        63 45  260 17  25   10 30.07  Few 1600 Scattered 18K 
                                                       pk wnd 27026
13/05/17-1656 SFO        61 45  280 19  26   10 30.07  Few 1600 Scattered 18K 
                                                       pk wnd 28028
13/05/17-1756 SFO        59 45  260 13   .   10 30.07  Few 1600 Scattered 18K 
                                                       
13/05/17-1856 SFO        57 45  260 13  19   10 30.07  Few 1600 
13/05/17-1956 SFO        55 45  260 12  20   10 30.08  Few 1600 Scattered 18K 
                                                       53003 
                                ---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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