SF Bay Area Windspeed Report

Formatted at Sun May 11 22:00:02 PDT 2008
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Current Conditions

Data received at nala at Sun May 11 22:00:02 PDT 2008

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

 
2156 SFO        52 43  260 15   .    9 29.94  Clear    

2000 Buoy13Bdga 49  .  312 34  42    . -0.03    Waves 15 ft 9 sec
2000 Buoy26_GG  50  .  312 34  40    . -0.06    Waves 15 ft 10 sec
2000 Buoy12_HMB 50  .  312 28  36    . .        Waves 15 ft 10 sec
2000 Buoy42Wadl 51  .  312 24  28    . +0.04    Waves 11 ft 10 sec
1700 Oak_300mb -46 -64 270 45   .    .   .    30700 feet Jet Stream
1700 Oak_500mb   6 -20 285 35   .    .   .    18800 feet
1700 Oak_850mb  56  13 310 20   .    .   .     4800 feet

2156 Ukiah      54 36  350  9   .   10 +0.05  Clear    
1700 Pigeon_Pt   .  .  312 10   .    . .        
2154 Monterey   50 43  180  6   .   10 +0.07  Clear    
2153 Salinas    50 43  240 10   .    7 +0.06     Clear    
2156 San_Luis_O 50 45  290  4   .    9 +0.04  Broken 1700   $  
2153 Santa_Barb 54 48  160  3   .   10 +0.00  Overcast 1200    

2156 SFO        52 43  260 15   .    9 +0.00  Clear    
2153 San_Jose   55 39  010  7   .   10 +0.01  Few 1700    
2147 San_Jose/R 55 41  300  9   .    7 +0.01  Scattered 20K  

2153 Oakland    54 45  220  3   .   10 +0.00  Clear    
2154 Hayward    52 46  220  7   .    8 +0.00  Clear    
2153 Concord    55 43  180 12   .   10 -0.04   Clear    
2153 Livermore  52 41  240  9   .   10 -0.02  Clear    

2153 Sacramento 63 45  200  7   .   10 -0.13  Clear   $  
2153 Sacto_Exec 61 43  220  8   .   10 -0.10  Clear    
2155 Stockton   57 39  260 12   .   10 -0.09  Clear   $  
2153 Merced     63 45  250  7   .   10 -0.09  Clear    

2150 Truckee_Ta 43 32  100  3   .   10 +0.05  Clear    
2153 Lake_Tahoe 46 36  200  5   .   10 +0.03  Clear    
2155 Reno       59 34  300  8  16   10 -0.01  Scattered 8K Broken 15K Overcast 20K    
2156 Bishop     64 27  010 13  21   10 -0.14   Clear    
2156 Winnemucca 52 16  340 14   .   10 -0.04   Overcast 8500    
2156 Albuquerqu 70 14  200  8   .   10 +0.01  Few 25K    

2153 Medford    50 32  360  7   .   10 +0.20  Scattered 6500    
2154 Eugene     41 37  030  4   .   10 +0.28  Scattered 4600    
2153 Klamath_Fa 37 27  300 10   .    7 +0.12  Few 5K   $  

2155 Astoria    48 41  250  3   .   10 30.22  Scattered 4600 Overcast 8500    
2153 Portland   48 37  290  8   .   10 +0.00  Few 5K Scattered 25K    
2153 Troutdale  48 36  280  4   .   10 -0.02   Clear    
2153 The_Dalles 50 34  280 14  21   10 -0.12   Clear   pk wnd 27026/0438  
2153 Pendleton  46 -0.22  260 24  31   10 30     Overcast 9K   pk wnd 26036/0354 $  
file wucsd.rare is stale (2097.00056 hours old)
file wucsd.rare.last is stale (2098.00083 hours old)
file wnoaa.rare is stale (6.80083333 hours old)



Estimate of marine layer depth:
08/05/11-1700 Weighted deriv(log(T-DP)) 
08/05/11-1700 954-946 mb = 514-585 m  = 1685-1918 ft
08/05/11-1700 Avg (T-DP) is 5.4 C up tp 1685 ft,  6.4 C up to 1000 ft

Forecasts

 0300 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 15 knots, few015
 0700 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 10 knots
 1300 pdt:   wind 270 degrees true at 15 knots gusting to 23 knots, sky clear



file w_ohio.mar_fcst is stale (1476.05111 hours old)
national weather service san francisco bay area
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

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...

high pressure off the california coast will keep strong northwest
winds through wednesday. high pressure will build into the great
basin wednesday with the thermal trough shifting to the coast
thursday and friday resulting in decreased winds.
     _________________________________________________________________

point arena (nr Ukiah) to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) 20 to 60 nm offshore-
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

small craft advisory now in effect through late monday night

tonight
nw winds 20 to 30 kt with occasional gale force gusts
to 35 kt. wind waves 4 to 7 ft. nw swell 6 to 9 ft at 10 seconds.

mon
nw winds 25 to 30 kt. wind waves 5 to 6 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds.

mon night
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
nw swell 8 to 11 ft at 10 seconds.

tue
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 9 to 11 ft.

tue night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft.

wed
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft.

thu
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft.

fri
sw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
w swell 7 to 9 ft.
     _________________________________________________________________

point arena (nr Ukiah) to point reyes to 20 nm-
point reyes to pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to 20 nm-
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

small craft advisory now in effect through late monday night

tonight
nw winds 20 to 30 kt with occasional gale force gusts
to 35 kt this evening north of point reyes. wind waves 4 to 7 ft.
nw swell 6 to 8 ft at 10 seconds.

mon
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
nw swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds.

mon night
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft at 10 seconds.

tue
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 9 to 11 ft.

tue night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 7 to 8 ft.

wed
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft.

thu
nw winds 15 to 20 kt...decreasing to 10 to 15 kt. wind
waves 2 to 4 ft. nw swell 7 to 9 ft.

fri
s winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming w. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
w swell 7 to 9 ft.

..san francisco bar/fourfathom bank forecast
..

in the deep water channel...combined seas 6 to 7 feet with a
dominant period of 8 seconds.

across the bar...combined seas  7 to 9 feet at 10 seconds this
evening. seas occasionally to 10 feet during maximum ebb current
of 1.1 knots at 10:37 pm tonight and 1.6 knots at 10:28 am monday
morning.
     _________________________________________________________________

pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) 20 to 60 nm offshore-
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

small craft advisory now in effect through late monday night

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

mon
nw winds 20 to 30 kt. wind waves 4 to 6 ft.
nw swell 8 to 10 ft at 9 seconds.

mon night
nw winds 25 to 30 kt. wind waves 5 to 7 ft.
nw swell 9 to 11 ft at 10 seconds.

tue
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 9 to 11 ft.

tue night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 7 to 8 ft.

wed
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 7 to 9 ft.

thu
n winds 10 to 20 kt...becoming nw 5 to 15 kt. wind waves
2 to 4 ft. nw swell 8 to 10 ft.

fri
nw winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
nw swell 7 to 9 ft.
     _________________________________________________________________

pigeon point (S of Half Moon Bay) to point pinos to 20 nm-
point pinos to point piedras blancas (nr San Luis Obispo) to 20 nm-
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

small craft advisory now in effect through late monday night

tonight
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

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

mon night
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds.

tue
nw winds 15 to 25 kt. wind waves 3 to 5 ft.
nw swell 8 to 11 ft.

tue night
nw winds 10 to 15 kt. wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
nw swell 7 to 9 ft.

wed
nw winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 2 to 4 ft.
nw swell 7 to 9 ft.

thu
nw winds 10 to 15 kt...becoming w. wind waves 2 to 3 ft.
nw swell 6 to 8 ft.

fri
sw winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming nw. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
nw swell 7 to 8 ft.
     _________________________________________________________________

san francisco san pablo suisun bay and the west delta-
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

...small craft advisory now in effect until 11 pm pdt this
evening...

tonight
w winds 15 to 25 kt with local gusts to 30 kt.

mon
w winds 5 to 15 kt...increasing to 15 to 25 kt in the
afternoon.

mon night
w winds 15 to 25 kt...decreasing to 5 to 15 kt after
midnight.

tue
w winds 10 to 20 kt.

tue night
sw winds 5 to 15 kt.

wed
w winds 5 to 15 kt...becoming nw.

thu
ne winds 5 to 10 kt...becoming sw.

fri
s winds 5 kt...becoming sw 5 to 15 kt.
     _________________________________________________________________

monterey bay-
935 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

tonight
w winds 10 to 20 kt. wind waves 1 to 3 ft.
nw swell 3 to 6 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog after midnight.

mon
w winds 5 to 15 kt. wind waves 1 to 2 ft.
nw swell 4 to 8 ft at 9 seconds. patchy fog.

mon night
nw winds 10 to 20 kt...decreasing to 5 to 10 kt. wind
waves 1 to 3 ft. nw swell 5 to 10 ft at 10 seconds.

tue
w winds 5 kt. wind waves 1 ft or less. nw swell 4 to 8 ft.

tue night
w winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less.
nw swell 3 to 6 ft.

wed
nw winds 5 to 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less.
nw swell 3 to 6 ft.

thu
nw winds 5 kt. wind waves 1 ft or less.
nw swell 3 to 6 ft.

fri
sw winds 10 kt. wind waves 2 ft or less.
nw swell 3 to 6 ft.
     _________________________________________________________________

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references

   1. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/fzus56.kmtr.html#contents
   2. http://www.weather.gov/
   3. http://www.noaa.gov/
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   5. http://www.weather.gov/
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Landlubbers' Forecast
 san francisco bay area/central california zone forecast...updated
 national weather service san francisco bay area
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 updated zones for winds and clouds

 spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
 are for rest of tonight...monday...monday night...and tuesday.

 caz006-505-508-509-121815-
 san francisco-
 coastal north bay...including point reyes national seashore-
 san francisco bay shoreline-san francisco peninsula coast-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows in the mid 40s to lower
 50s. west winds 10 to 20 mph with locally higher gusts especially near
 point reyes to 35 mph.
 .monday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. highs in the 50s to mid 60s. northwest winds 10 to 20 mph
 with locally higher gusts especially near point reyes.
 .monday night...mostly clear. lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
 northwest winds 15 to 25 mph...becoming 10 to 20 mph after
 midnight.
 .tuesday...mostly sunny. highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s.
 northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
 northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the 40s to upper 50s.
 .thursday through friday night...clear. highs in the 60s to mid 80s.
 lows in the 40s to upper 50s.
 .saturday through sunday...clear. highs in the upper 50s to mid
 70s. lows in the 40s to upper 50s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 sfo airport      50  64  49  72     /   0   0   0   0
 oakland          52  69  51  77     /   0   0   0   0
 fremont          50  69  49  80     /   0   0   0   0
 redwood city     50  69  48  79     /   0   0   0   0
 mountain view    52  69  50  80     /   0   0   0   0
 point reyes      47  58  47  63     /   0   0   0   0
 san francisco    50  64  50  72     /   0   0   0   0
 ocean beach      48  59  48  67     /   0   0   0   0



 caz506-510-121815-
 north bay interior valleys-east bay interior valleys-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows in the upper 40s. west
 winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s. west winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .monday night...clear. lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. northwest
 winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .tuesday...sunny. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. northwest winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. west winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the 80s to mid 90s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
 .thursday through friday night...clear. highs in the mid 80s to upper
 90s. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
 .saturday through sunday...clear. highs in the mid 70s to lower
 90s. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 santa rosa       47  76  47  84     /   0   0   0   0
 san rafael       49  71  49  79     /   0   0   0   0
 napa             50  75  50  84     /   0   0   0   0
 concord          50  75  49  86     /   0   0   0   0
 livermore        47  73  46  84     /   0   0   0   0



 caz507-121815-
 north bay mountains-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows around 50. northwest winds
 10 to 20 mph.
 .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the 60s to 70s. northwest winds
 10 to 20 mph.
 .monday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 40s to mid 50s.
 northwest winds 20 to 30 mph...becoming 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
 .tuesday...sunny. highs in the 70s to 80s. northwest winds 5 to 15
 mph.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the mid 40s to upper 50s. northwest
 winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
 .thursday through friday night...clear. highs in the 70s to upper
 90s. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
 .saturday through sunday...clear. highs in the upper 60s to mid
 90s. lows in the upper 40s to lower 60s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 lake berryessa   49  79  49  88     /   0   0   0   0



 caz511-512-121815-
 east bay hills and diablo range-santa cruz mountains-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows in the 40s to lower 50s.
 west winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the 60s to 70s. northwest winds
 10 to 20 mph.
 .monday night...mostly clear. lows in the lower 40s to mid 50s.
 northwest winds 20 to 30 mph...becoming 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
 .tuesday...sunny. highs in the 70s to 80s. northwest winds 5 to 15
 mph.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the mid 40s to upper 50s. northwest
 winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
 .thursday through friday night...clear. highs in the 70s to upper
 90s. lows in the lower 50s to mid 60s.
 .saturday through sunday...clear. highs in the upper 60s to mid
 90s. lows in the upper 40s to lower 60s.



 caz513-528-121815-
 santa clara valley...including san jose-
 northern salinas valley...hollister valley...and carmel valley-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows in the 40s to lower 50s.
 west winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after
 midnight.
 .monday...mostly sunny. highs in the 70s. west winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .monday night...clear. lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. northwest
 winds 10 to 20 mph.
 .tuesday...sunny. highs in the 70s to upper 80s. northwest winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the 40s to upper 50s. west winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the 80s to mid 90s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
 .thursday through friday night...clear. highs in the mid 80s to upper
 90s. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.
 .saturday through sunday...clear. highs in the mid 70s to lower
 90s. lows in the 50s to lower 60s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 san jose         50  71  49  82     /   0   0   0   0
 morgan hill      47  75  44  85     /   0   0   0   0
 salinas          45  64  43  73     /   0   0   0   0
 carmel valley    42  68  40  80     /   0   0   0   0
 hollister        43  72  42  85     /   0   0   0   0



 caz529-530-121815-
 northern monterey bay-southern monterey bay and big sur coast-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows in the 40s. west winds 10 to
 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
 .monday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
 patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 50s to upper 60s. west winds
 10 to 20 mph.
 .monday night...partly cloudy. lows in the 40s. northwest winds
 10 to 20 mph.
 .tuesday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 highs in the mid 60s to lower 80s. north winds 5 to 10 mph...
 becoming west in the afternoon.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the upper 40s. northwest winds
 5 to 10 mph.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the lower 50s.
 .thursday through friday night...clear. highs in the mid 70s to upper
 80s. lows in the 50s.
 .saturday and saturday night...clear. highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
 lows in the lower 50s.
 .sunday...sunny. highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 monterey         49  58  47  66     /   0   0   0   0
 big sur          43  69  41  80     /   0   0   0   0
 santa cruz       47  68  44  76     /   0   0   0   0



 caz516-121815-
 southern salinas valley...arroyo seco...and lake san antonio-
 856 pm pdt sun may 11 2008

 .rest of tonight...mostly clear. lows in the lower 40s. west
 winds around 15 mph early in the evening...becoming light.
 .monday...mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
 sunny. patchy fog in the morning. highs in the 60s to mid 70s.
 west winds 5 to 10 mph.
 .monday night...mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
 cloudy. lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. west winds 5 to 15 mph.
 .tuesday...partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
 highs in the 70s to 80s. light winds...becoming northwest 5 to
 10 mph in the afternoon.
 .tuesday night...clear. lows in the upper 30s to upper 40s. west
 winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...becoming light.
 .wednesday...sunny. highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
 .wednesday night...clear. lows in the 40s to mid 50s.
 .thursday through saturday night...clear. highs in the 70s to upper
 90s. lows in the 40s to mid 50s.
 .sunday...sunny. highs in the 70s to lower 90s.

 &&
                  temperature        /   precipitation

 king city        41  74  41  87     /   0   0   0   0
file w_ucsd.ba_fcst is stale (2094.05111 hours old)

Tides

Sunrise:  6:00   Sunset:  20:07   (PDT) 
080511 22:00  the moon is first quarter (50% illuminated)
                          Crissy          3rd Ave       Palo Alto
   High_Tide:  05-11  4:31 AM +5.3    5:34 AM +7.1   5:57 AM +7.8 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     9:37 AM +2.5   9:24 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      . 11:22 AM -0.4   12:39 PM -0.3   1:26 PM -0.4 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     3:37 PM +2.5   4:45 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  6:58 PM +4.9    7:30 PM +6.4   7:36 PM +6.8 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .   11:56 PM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:  05-12 12:15 AM +2.5    1:22 AM +2.6   2:06 AM +2.5 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .       .  .    .    3:58 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  5:45 AM +4.7    6:40 AM +6.5   6:57 AM +7.2 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .    10:44 AM +2.5  10:25 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      . 12:22 PM +0.0    1:35 PM +0.1   2:21 PM  0.0 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     4:18 PM +2.5   5:29 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  7:46 PM +5.1    8:21 PM +6.5   8:26 PM +7.0 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .     1:16 AM +2.5  12:37 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:  05-13  1:29 AM +2.0    2:25 AM +2.0   3:05 AM +1.9 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     3:35 AM +2.5   5:19 AM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  7:05 AM +4.3    7:49 AM +6.0   8:01 AM +6.7 
Unsafe_After:      .    .  .    .    11:52 AM +2.5  11:28 AM +4.0 
    Low_Tide:      .  1:17 PM +0.4    2:29 PM +0.5   3:14 PM +0.4 
  Safe_After:      .    .  .    .     4:55 PM +2.5   6:09 PM +4.0 
   High_Tide:      .  8:29 PM +5.3    9:05 PM +6.8   9:12 PM +7.2 

Buoy and Coastal Weather Report

environmental buoy and coastal weather reports
national weather service san francisco ca
8 pm pdt sun may 11 2008
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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   03z    nw  10g12  49     52   1023.9  08   12
 27   41.9/124.4   03z    nw  26g32  47     46   1019.7  08   11
 22   40.8/124.5   03z    n   24g28  49     49   1021.2  10   12
 14   39.2/124.0   03z    n   30g38  49     48   1016.9  13   08
 13   38.2/123.3   03z    nw  34g42  49     47   1012.8  15   09
 26   37.8/122.8   03z    nw  34g40  50     48   1011.8  15   10
 12   37.4/122.9   03z    nw  28g36  50     mm    misg   15   10
 42   36.8/122.4   03z    nw  24g28  51     51   1015.2  11   10
 28   35.7/121.9   03z    nw  26g32  51     51   1014.0  10   09
 11   34.9/120.9   03z    nw  14g18  51     52   1015.0  06   08
 54   34.3/120.4   03z    nw  24g28  51     54   1013.0  06   07
 23   34.7/121.0   03z    nw  20g22  52     53   1015.0  06   08
 25   33.7/119.1   03z    w   10g14  57     62   1013.5  03   15
 cman cape arago   03z    n   11g13  48          1024.5 
 cman pt. arena    03z    n   26g30  48          1017.7 
 cman pt. arguello 03z    n   23g25  51          1014.2 
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                   wind        waves   temp  pres    weather -   
coastal reports    dir knots   ft sec  f.    (mb)   visibility   
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crescent city      nw  19              48   1021.3r  clear   
eureka             ne  12              48   1021.6   cloudy 7     
bodega marine lab  nw  26g34           48   1016.9   
se farallon is     n/a
golden gate bridge nw  04
pillar point       n/a
pigeon point       nw  10
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   20              52   1013.5r  ptcldy  
pt blunt/angel is  n   05
oakland arpt       sw  10              54   1013.5r  ptcldy  




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
08/05/10-0756 SFO        52 45  210  4   .   10 30.04  Few 1K 53010 
08/05/10-0856 SFO        54 45  000  0   .   10 30.05  Few 1K 
08/05/10-0956 SFO        55 45  030  3   .   10 30.05  Few 1K 
08/05/10-1056 SFO        59 45  320  7   .   10 30.05  Few 1K 10156 20089 
                                                       51003 
08/05/10-1156 SFO        61 45  310 13   .   10 30.05  Few 1K 
08/05/10-1256 SFO        63 45  300 13   .   10 30.04  Few 1K 
08/05/10-1356 SFO        63 46  300 16   .   10 30.03  Few 1K 58007 
08/05/10-1456 SFO        61 45  280 20   .   10 30.03  Clear pk wnd 29026
08/05/10-1556 SFO        61 45  270 19   .   10 30.02  Few 1100 pk wnd 28028
08/05/10-1656 SFO        61 46  260 19   .   10 30.01  Few 1100 10172 20156 
                                                       58008 
08/05/10-1756 SFO        57 50  290 11  21   10 30     Few 1K Scattered 1300 
                                                       
08/05/10-1856 SFO        55 50  280 14   .   10 29.99  Few 900 Scattered 1100 
                                                       
08/05/10-1956 SFO        54 50  270 19   .    9 30     Scattered 600 Broken 
                                                       1100 fg in gap w 55003 
.............
08/05/11-0456 SFO        48 48  270 12   .    7 30     Few 100 Overcast 400 
                                                       fg in gap w 10117 20094 55001 
08/05/11-0556 SFO        48 46  270  9   .    7 30     Few 100 Overcast 400 
                                                       fg in gap w 
08/05/11-0656 SFO        48 46  260 13  18    5 30.01  Few 100 Overcast 400 
                                                       fg in gap w 
08/05/11-0756 SFO        48 46  250 13   .    4 30.01  Few 100 Overcast 400 
                                                       53005 
08/05/11-0856 SFO        48 46  250 16   .    9 30.02  Overcast 700 
08/05/11-0956 SFO        52 46  260 11   .   10 30.02  Few 500 Broken 1K 
                                                       Overcast 10K 
08/05/11-1056 SFO        55 46  260 14   .   10 30.02  Few 600 Scattered 1200 
                                                       Broken 15K 10128 20094 51002 
08/05/11-1156 SFO        57 46  270 14  20   10 30.01  Few 900 Scattered 1400 
                                                       Broken 15K 
08/05/11-1256 SFO        59 45  260 17  21   10 30     Few 1400 Scattered 15K 
                                                       
08/05/11-1356 SFO        59 45  270 14   .   10 29.99  Few 1400 Scattered 15K 
                                                       58010 
08/05/11-1456 SFO        59 45  260 20  29   10 29.98  Few 1200 Scattered 15K 
                                                       pk wnd 26029
08/05/11-1556 SFO        59 43  260 26  34   10 29.95  Few 1K Scattered 15K 
                                                       pk wnd 26034
08/05/11-1656 SFO        57 43  270 24  32   10 29.94  Few 1K Scattered 15K 
                                                       pk wnd 26038
08/05/11-1756 SFO        55 43  260 22  26   10 29.94  Few 1K Scattered 15K 
                                                       pk wnd 26032
08/05/11-1856 SFO        55 41  260 22  31   10 29.91  Few 1K Scattered 15K 
                                                       pk wnd 27039
08/05/11-1956 SFO        52 43  260 20  24    8 29.93  Few 1K Scattered 15K 
                                                       pk wnd 25032
                                ---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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